Tarakan City Government Kaltara Sets Fire Disaster Response Period 7 Days

Mayor of Tarakan, North Kalimantan Khairul at the location of the fire in RT 21 Karang Anyar Pantai Village, Tarakan. (ANTARA)

Tarakan Mayor, North Kalimantan (Kaltara), Khairul set a fire disaster response period that occurred in RT 21 Karang Anyar Village, for seven days "to philanthropists who wish to give alms please take them directly to the BPBD post or through Baznas," said Mayor Khairul, quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, July 2. He said consumption is needed for victims affected by fires by one meal as much as 460 packs per meal three times a day. Celebrities, he said, are requested to register first to monitor the distribution of rice so as not to be excessive and not less. There is also a food delivery hour for fire victims, namely breakfast at 07.00-08.00 WITA, lunch at 11.00-12.00 WITA, and dinner at 18.00-17.00 WITA. The number of victims as a result of the fire accident was 112 families.

Currently, the Tarakan City Women's Empowerment, Child Protection and Family Planning Agency (DP3AKB) involves the Indonesian Psychology Association (HIMPSI) and the Children's Forum to go to the field to provide trauma recovery. Meanwhile, the Tarakan Police, he said, from the results of the crime scene, suspected that the cause of the fire that occurred in RT 21 Karang Anyar Pantai Village on Thursday (29/6) during Eid al-Adha Day was caused by a gas stove at a resident's house named Usman.