As A Result Of An Electric Short Circuit, 4 Petak Rentals And 5 Burnt Motors

Firefighters at the location extinguish the fire/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - A number of plot houses that were used as rented houses on Jalan Kober Ulu, RT 05/09, Rawa Bunga Village, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta, were burned down on Sunday, January 7 morning. The fire was reported to have occurred at around 06.10 WIB.

"The cause is suspected to be an electrical short circuit. The fire was triggered by an ignition in the bedroom, then the longer the fire grew," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman when confirmed, Sunday, January 7.

A total of 10 cars were deployed to the location for the fire extinguishing process. At least 50 firefighters were deployed.

"The fire just went out at 07.07 WIB. The object caught fire at the rented house with 4 doors and 5 motorbikes," he said.

After collecting data, the burned area was about 250 square meters. Meanwhile, 4 contracts were affected by the fire belonging to Arjuna, Yanti, Akbar and Firdaus.

"The loss is estimated at Rp. 300 million. The victim is nil, the total affected is 12 people from 4 families," he said.