Fire Victims Of Pondok Pinang, South Jakarta, Provided Emergency Tents And Food

Dozens of semi-permanent building stalls in Pondok Pinang, South Jakarta caught fire/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Kebayoran Lama Subdistrict, South Jakarta, ensures the existence of tents and availability of food assistance for residents affected by the fire on Jalan Subur RT 12/RW 05, Pondok Pinang, Kebayoran Lama. "BPBD will immediately build a tent tonight and the Social Service has prepared for the arrangement including breakfast until evening," said Kebayoran Lama Sub-district Head Iwan Kristian, Antara, Wednesday, July 17. Iwan said all aid would be distributed through the Social Service, BPBD to Baznas, especially for affected homeowners. Assistance in the form of temporary houses (partners) and breakfast is sought to be available immediately tomorrow morning.

Based on temporary data, around 38 heads of families (KK) or 167 people affected have been evacuated to safer places to ensure their comfort during the evacuation. "Meanwhile, those in RW 5 are accommodated in Mushala Al Mukhlisin, at SD 08, the other is RW 12 at the house of Mr. RT and Baiturrahman Mosque," he said., "he said.

A total of 65 personnel from the South Jakarta Fire and Rescue (Gulkarmat) Sub-dept. were deployed to deal with fire stalls in the Pondok Pinang area, Kebayoran Lama.Gulkarmat South Jakarta (Jaksel) received a report at 18.55 WIB and began operating at 19.06 WIB. Fire status in the process of extinguishing and localizing the bridge area. Cooling started at 19.55 WIB. Based on monitoring at the location, the puff of smoke had soared high in the area. The fire broke out around the scene.