Population Intensive Settlement In Cakung Burns, Firefighters Experience Difficulties

Illustration of firefighters/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Around 9 buildings in densely populated settlements in Pisangan Village, Milling, Cakung District, East Jakarta, were burned down by fire, Thursday, October 17. The nine buildings consist of 3 residents' houses and 6 rented plots.

The fire incident was allegedly caused by an electrical short in one of the rented houses and spread to other buildings.

A large fire quickly burned rented buildings and residential areas in densely populated areas in Pisangan Village, Milling.

East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. officers who arrived at the location immediately tried to extinguish the fire assisted by residents.

Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Wahid said, narrow residential access and difficult water sources prevented fire engines from reaching the location.

So that a number of officers tried to install and connect the water hose to reach the location of the fire.

"It is suspected that the fire was caused by an electrical short in one of the rented houses and spread to other buildings," Wahid told reporters.

The fire was extinguished only after officers deployed 17 fire engines to the fire site.

"There were no casualties," he said.