Sadang Serang Market Fire, 106 Loss It Is Estimated That The Burnt Ludes

Secretary of the Bandung City Fire and Disaster Management Service (Diskar PB) Iwan Rusmawan/ANTARA/Ricky Prayoga

BANDUNG - The Bandung City Fire and Disaster Management Service (Diskar PB) estimates that 160 stalls in Sadang Serang Market, Bandung City, were burned to the ground.

"We are still doing cooling and data collection. From the PD Pasar data, there are 416 total loss, approximately 160 stalls burned, but we are confirming that because it is still in the process of being localized and cooling," said Secretary of PB Bandung City Iwan Rusmawan at the location reported by ANTARA, Friday, August 4.

Iwan said that his party will continue to carry out the cooling process until the fire really can no longer burn considering the large amount of flammable material in the traditional market.

"We're still doing cooling to make sure it's really safe, because there are lots of wood structures and flammable materials, it looks like it's finished but suddenly five minutes of reappearance. That's why we're still cooling down," he said.

Regarding the cause of the fire, Iwan said it could not be confirmed because an investigation and processing of the crime scene (TKP) was a fire location.

"Of course not, because the crime scene must be processed first for this incident," he said.

For the victims themselves, Iwan said that there were no casualties, but there were two PB Bandung officers and several residents who experienced respiratory problems due to puffs of smoke.

The fire, which is estimated to have started at around 18.00 WIB, until 22.40 WIB, only left light smoke.

Of the approximately 18 to 20 units of fire engines that were deployed, now about eight units are still surviving at the location to carry out the cooling process.

Officers from the PB Bandung City, PMI, TNI and police officers were still seen on standby at the scene. Many residents are also still seen gathering around the traditional market.

The PB Bandung Party has not been able to estimate the total loss due to this incident. However, from the discussion of the traders, it is estimated that the loss is up to hundreds of millions.

"Hundreds of millions are for me. If it's with others, it could be more," said one cosmetic trader at Sadang Serang Market.