Dozens Of Semi-permanent Buildings In Pondok Pinang Kebayoran Lama Burned

Dozens Of Semi-permanent Buildings In Pondok Pinang Kebayoran Lama Burned/ Photo: Jehan/VOI

JAKARTA Dozens of houses on Jalan Subur, Pondok Pinang, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta caught fire. The fire that devoured dozens of semi-permanent buildings caught fire had occurred since 19.05 WIB, last night.

South Jakarta Fire and Rescue (Gulkarmat) Sub-dept. Officer Imbang Satriana explained, after his party received reports from residents, he dispatched 12 fire engines with 38 personnel.

"The field caught fire. The number of residences is not yet known," said Imbang when confirmed, Wednesday night, July 17.

Firefighters and residents tried to extinguish the fire, but because the object was a flammable building, the fire grew bigger.

"At 19.00 WIB received a report. At 19.09 WIB it started localizing. Cooling at 19.55 WIB," he said

When asked about the chronology of the cause of the fire, Imbang admitted that he could not convey it because the fire was still being extinguished.

"Cold status. Still in the process of extinguishing it," he said.

There have been no reports of casualties, but for the time being it is known that dozens of people suffered minor injuries.

Until this news was made, officers were still doing the blackout.