Man In Cilincing Burns House Due To Noise With Wife

Illustration of a fire in Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA Wahidin, a 38-year-old man, a resident of Cilincing, North Jakarta, was arrested after setting fire to his own house located in Bidara Village, Cilincing, Sunday, August 11.

The police said that Wahidin was desperate to burn his house because he was annoyed with his wife, Beliana.

"Allegedly, information on the husband burning the blanket because there was a dispute," said Head of North Jakarta Gulkarmat, Gatot Sulaiman in his statement, Monday, August 12.

Meanwhile, the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Cilincing Police, Iptu Pilipi Ginting, when confirmed, said that Wahidin was being investigated regarding the motive for committing the act.

"Already (at the Sector Police). It's still in the process of being investigated," said Iptu Pilipi Ginting.

Firefighters with 8 firefighters and 40 personnel managed to extinguish the fire for 15 minutes.

"Starting at 14.03 WIB. The blackout was completed 14.18 WIB," he said.

Gatot confirmed that there were no casualties in the incident. However, the loss reached Rp. 100 million.