JAKARTA - A tourism bus unit numbered B 7179 VGA containing 58 kindergarten students experienced a fire on Wiyoto Wiyono Toll Road, KM 03, North Cipinang Besar Village, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta, Thursday, October 24.
The magnitude of the flames made the bus carrying passengers burned down. The flames also panicked the passengers. They immediately tried to get out of the bus to save themselves.
The fire quickly devoured the entire tourism bus body. The fire just went out at around 10:57 WIB.
All bus passengers were rescued and evaluated to other buses. After evacuating the passengers and extinguishing the fire, officers said there were no casualties in the incident.
"There were 60 people saved in the fire. The cause of the fire was an AC short circuit," said the firefighters at the location, Thursday, October 24.
The tourism bus with the son of Trans was driven by a driver with the initials NK (49). According to him, sparks appeared at the bottom of the air conditioner near the engine. Then the fire immediately grew rapidly.
"The loss is estimated at Rp 800 million. The fire was extinguished by 3 fire engines. Currently the situation has been extinguished," he said.
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