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Firefighters extinguished the fire site in Otista East Jakarta/ Photo; IST

JAKARTA - A 2-story house that is used as a boarding house and restaurant on Jalan Otista Raya, RT 05/03, Bidara Cina Village, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta, was burned down. One boarding house resident was injured because he was trapped in the room when the fire broke out.

"The fire was suspected to have been caused by an electrical short. Initially, the witness smelled smoke while eating at warteg. When he saw the boarding house, it turned out that there had been an ignition from the top floor," said Head of the East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman, to reporters, Friday, January 27.

After the blackout was extinguished, the object that caught fire was a 2-story house that was used as a boarding house. Officers managed to save 10 residents of the house.

"The loss is estimated at IDR 250 million. The blackout was carried out by 12 units of cars with the deployment of 60 personnel," he said.

There were no casualties as a result of this fire incident. However, one boarding house resident was rushed to the hospital because he was trapped in the room when the flames grew.