Population Intensive Area In Tambora Burns, 5 People Die

Illustration of firefighters/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The deadly fire again hit a densely populated area in Tambora, West Jakarta. This time, the flames devoured at least 30 houses on Jalan Kali Anyar IV, RT 11/02, Tambora District, West Jakarta.

In addition to scorched 30 residents' houses, the flames also killed 5 local residents. The five victims died named Raihan (7), Asgar (13) and Yoka (12). The three were male. Then the other two victims were named Sriyani (66) and Aryanti (40).

Head of the Jakarta Fire Service, Satriadi Gunawan, said the fire broke out at 01.23 WIB and the fire extinguishing process was completed at around 07.20 WIB.

"There were 30 houses burned down with 5 fatalities," he said, Tuesday, October 15.

A total of 22 fire engines were dispatched to the location to work hard to extinguish the fire. The fire is thought to have been caused by an electrical short circuit.

Meanwhile, according to residents' information, the houses of residents and several rented houses were burned. The flames quickly grew because of the strong winds that night.

"The fire was hit by the wind so it got bigger quickly," said Roy, a local resident.

Currently, as many as 40 families are forced to flee due to the fire that hit the Tambora area, West Jakarta. Officers also built evacuation emergency tents around the fire site.