The East Jakarta Firefighters Were Annoyed By Car Owners Who Parked Carelessly On Pisangan Baru Street, Matraman

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JAKARTA – The process of extinguishing the fire at Pisangan Baru Tengah 1 Street, Matraman District, East Jakarta, on Sunday, March 5 was hampered by residents' cars that parked carelessly on the side of the road.

The large fire engine could not approach the location of the fire because it was blocked by several residents' cars. Panic grew, and the firefighters were made furious over these obstacles.

In a video received by the editor, it can be seen that the firefighters, assisted by residents, are trying to move the car so that the fire engine can pass. In a state of panic, the whereabouts of the car owner was not known.

In response to this problem, the Head of East Jakarta Fire Management and Rescue (Gulkarmat) Sub-agency, Gatot Sulaeman asked residents to immediately park their vehicles in their proper places, not on the road.

Especially if there is a fire or any evacuation process, vehicles parked on the road arbitrarily will interfere with the access in and out of the firefighting vehicles.

"(There are many) obstacles (the process of fire prevention and rescue) due to the large number of residents' cars parked on the streets, many hindering (access to fire vehicles). Yesterday (on Pisangan Baru Tengah 1 Street) many zig-zag vehicle parks were making it difficult for operational vehicles to manoeuvre", Gatot said when contacted by VOI, Tuesday, Tuesday, March 7

Not a few residents' cars were parked carelessly on Jalan Pisangan Baru Tengah 1, so when a fire occurred, it was the officers who were bothered to find out who owned the car.

"Residents are advised not to park carelessly so that firefighters can quickly assist. Parking should be at home or in a garage, not on the road, that's the hope. Because it really hinders (access to fire prevention and rescue)", he said.

The process of extinguishing the fire at Pisangan Baru Tengah 1 Street, Matraman District, East Jakarta, on Sunday, March 5 was hampered by residents' cars that parked carelessly on the side of the road.

The large fire engine could not approach the location of the fire because it was blocked by several residents' cars. Panic grew, and the firefighters were made furious over these obstacles.

In a video received by the editor, it can be seen that the firefighters, assisted by residents, are trying to move the car so that the fire engine can pass. In a state of panic, the whereabouts of the car owner was not known.

As is known, the fire incident struck a 2-storey luxury house located at Pisangan Baru Tengah 1 Street, RT 12/02, Pisangan Baru Village, Matraman District, East Jakarta on Sunday, March 5. As a result of the fire, the homeowner suffered a loss of up to IDR 200 million.