Fire At Bantargebang TPST, Dozens Of Fire Car Units Deployed For Extinguishing

Fire at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Management Site (TPST) in Bekasi, West Java, Sunday (29/10/2023) at 14.00 WIB. (Between/Ho/DKI Jakarta Environmental Service)

A total of 12 fire engines (damkar) helped extinguish the fire at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Management Site (TPST) in Bekasi, West Java.

"For the time being, there are four water tankers for the Integrated Waste Management Unit (UPST), two UPST firefighters, six firefighters from DKI, and four firefighters from Bekasi City. They are doing blackouts," said Head of the DKI Jakarta Environmental Agency (DLH) Asep Kuswanto when confirmed in Jakarta, Sunday as quoted by Antara.

Asep said the fire incident had occurred since Sunday afternoon at 14.00 WIB in the Jambore 2 Zone, the Bantargebang TPST area. The location of the fire is right in front of the "power house" and the waste power plant (PLTSa).

"Not an active zone. Information from the field, suddenly smoke appeared immediately and indeed around the location dry garbage was swept away by strong winds," explained Asep.

The news of this fire was also confirmed by the Head of the DKI Jakarta Gulkarmat Service, Satriadi Gunawan. The fire department from Bekasi has extinguished it.

"The Jakarta municipal government has assisted in the blackout process for the Bantar Gebang TPA. In total there are 12 units with 60 firefighters deployed," said Satriadi.

Until now, the exact cause of the Bantargebang TPST fire is not yet known, the area is burned and the total loss.