A total of 4 buildings consisting of three kiosks and one house on Jalan Kalibaru Barat, Bungur Village, Senen District, Central Jakarta were burned to the ground on Tuesday, May 28, at dawn.

"The object caught fire at a kiosk in the Poncol market. It is suspected that the cause was an electrical short circuit from warteg (Tegal stall)," said Head of Central Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Asril Rizal when confirmed by VOI, Tuesday, May 28, morning.

The fire was successfully extinguished by 7 fire engines that were deployed to the fire site. Kasudin also deployed 25 personnel to extinguish the fire.

"It's a trading building (activity). The fire was completely operational and extinguished at 05.35 WIB," he said.

The total loss due to the fire incident is not yet known. However, the area burned is about 500 square meters. It is not yet known whether there were casualties or injuries due to the fire incident.


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