As Many As 60 Officers Successfully Fired In Kembangan, West Jakarta

A kiosk fire in the Kembangan area, West Jakarta on Sunday, October 29, 2023. (VOI/Rizky Sulistio)

JAKARTA - A number of shop stalls located on the edge of Jalan Joglo Raya, RT 10/03, Joglo Village, Kembangan District, West Jakarta, were sold out by the red rooster, Sunday, October 29.

Head of West Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Syafrudin, confirmed that there was a fire that hit the area.

"The object that caught fire was a shop. Currently, the fire has been extinguished," he said, Sunday, October 29.

The cause of the fire in the area is not yet known. The fire occurred at 13.35 WIB.

"A total of 9 cars were extinguished with 60 personnel deployed to the fire site to extinguish the fire," he said.

Fire engines were deployed in 3 stages to extinguish the fire. The first stage was launched by 5 fire engines, the second stage was 3 units and in the third stage there was 1 car.

However, the officers have not confirmed the cause of the fire. Officers are also still collecting further data and cooling.