JAKARTA - A black New Livina car with police number (Nopol) BK 1774 ADD experienced an electrical short in the engine and caught fire, on Jalan Pondok Kelapa, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta, early Monday, December 9.
An electrical short on the hood of the car engine had panicked residents for fear of spreading to other cars parked in the rental garage.
Dandru Damkar Duren Sawit Sector, Hendra Butti, said the fire was triggered when the car driver parked his vehicle after it was used.
Then smoke appeared from under the hood of the engine caused by electrical problems in the car engine.
"The object caught fire by a new Livina car," Hendra told reporters.
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As a result of the incident, the owner of the car with the initials AC suffered a loss of around Rp. 200 million.
The process of extinguishing the fire was carried out for 30 minutes by sprinkling water using 3 fire engines.
"Fields of member personnel were deployed to the location of the fire. The cause of the fire is suspected to be an electrical phenomenon," he said.
There were no casualties or injuries as a result of the car fire. However, the car owner only suffered material losses.
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