Hundreds Of Cipinang Residents Pulo Geger Appeared In Flames During The Day From Inside The House

Fire In The Daytime From Inside The House/ Photo: ISt

JAKARTA - Hundreds of residents in densely populated settlements on Jalan Cipinang Pulo, North Cipinang Besar Village, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta, suddenly flared up by the fire on Friday, November 1, afternoon.

Residents also gathered to the source of smoke and sparks of fire to try to extinguish the fire independently. However, the strong winds made the fire quickly spread and difficult to extinguish.

Residents then reported the incident to the Jatinegara Damkar Sector for a request for evacuation of the fire extinguishing. The fire occurred at around 13.35 WIB.

At the time of the incident, the fire broke out and spread to other buildings. Meanwhile, 8 fire engines began arriving at the fire site at 13:47 WIB.

Officers immediately struggled to extinguish the blaze in the densely populated area. Until now, the fire is still raging and cannot be tamed by officers.

"It's true, the object caught fire in a resident's house. His status is still red. It's still in the process of extinguishing it," said one of the firefighters, Friday, November 1.

Meanwhile, residents around the fire site began packing all their valuables to be moved to a safe location.

"We are getting ready first, so we don't bother if the fire is close to our house," said Yesi, a local resident.

It is suspected that the fire originated from an electrical short circuit in one of the residents' houses. Until now, the process of extinguishing the fire is still being carried out by officers at the location of the fire. Meanwhile, the exact cause of the fire is not yet known.