JAKARTA Cipto (37), a trader who was not far from the location where two ships caught fire at Muara Baru Port, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, said that before they caught fire, the ship was refueling, then suddenly exploded and grabbed the barge in the middle.
"The initial position is ships that are refueling on the edge, and barges in the middle," said Cipto, Wednesday, September 25.
Cipto claimed to have heard three explosions, one explosion from the ship on the edge and twice from the ship in the middle.
"There were two ships that caught fire. The ship that caught fire was a collection ship to retrieve fish and barges," he said.
Meanwhile, the Head of North Jakarta Gulkarmat and Thousand Islands, Gatot Sulaeman, has not been able to detail the estimated value of the loss and whether or not there were victims in the incident.
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The Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat) deployed 40 personnel and eight cars to extinguish two burning ships in.
"Reports from residents that a ship caught fire and we sent personnel to the location," said Jakarta, Wednesday.
He said officers had carried out the blackout process and the cooling process was still ongoing.
According to him, the fire broke out at around 12.30 WIB after reports from the local community.
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