JAKARTA The city transportation car (ankot) for the Pasar Minggu-Kampung Melayu route caught fire on Jalan Raya Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta (Jaksel), in front of an aluminum shop, Monday night, November 18, 2024.

"It's true, the public transport car caught fire," said Nurma, Monday, November 18, 2024.

The incident began when an angkot driver named Edi Suryadi was driving. Suddenly from the passenger bench smokes out.

The victim stopped his vehicle and told passengers to get out of the car to save themselves. Then he lifted the front passenger bench to the left side of the driver's seat, visible fire," he said.

Edi tried to extinguish the fire with makeshift tools. However, the fire was getting bigger. So he immediately contacted the South Jakarta firedam (damkar) officers.

"About 30 minutes the fire was extinguished with the help of 2 firefighters," he said.

There were no casualties in the incident.


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