Chronology Of The Manggarai Fire, Firefighters Break Into The Wall To Reach The Hot Spot

Fire in the Manggarai area, South Jakarta, Tuesday, August 13 in the morning. (Diah-VOI)

Head of the DKI Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat) Satriadi Gunawan revealed the chronology of the fire in Manggarai, South Jakarta, early this morning.

This incident occurred at around 02.30 WIB. The fire department immediately dispatched 6 fire engines to handle the red rooster.

"It turned out that when the members and officers and units arrived, we saw that the fire had grown around RW 12 and RW 6," Satriadi told reporters, Tuesday, August 13.

Seeing the size of the flames, the Gulkarmat Service deployed an additional fire engine unit of up to 35 units and handled 125 personnel. Officers had difficulty finding water sources around the dense residential area.

"For water sources, it's quite far, but that's the initial obstacle that we faced. But with those 6 units we can cover until we get a water source point," said Satriadi.

During the blackout, firefighters broke into the wall so that they could reach all the hotspots.

"Because of that, to get to the point where the fire started, we have to break into the wall that is our obstacle. Well, it is an access that makes us effective for extinguishing it," he explained.

It was recorded that as many as 21 RTs were affected by the fire. A total of 4,000 people fled in warehouse buildings, places of worship, to schools.

Initially, the fire occurred due to an electrical short from a battery charger or cellphone charger in one of the houses. However, Satriadi admitted that the cause would still be confirmed.

"There is no information yet. We have no information from the public stating that it was from an electrical short or what," he explained.