Construction Worker Burned To Death In Hang Lekir, South Jakarta

Fire engines at the TKP/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The house on Jalan Canal Hang Lekir, South Grogol, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta (Jaksel), caught fire, Friday, December 6, in the afternoon. One person was reported dead.

The Kebayoran Lama Gulkarmat Sector of South Jakarta, Paryo, said the victim who died was Hobin (60).

"It is true that a house fire broke out in Hang Lekir. One victim died. A construction worker," Paryo told reporters, Friday, January 3.

Paryo explained that the incident began when the witness, Arifin shouted that there was a fire on the 2nd floor of the house.

Arifin also woke up the entire family in the house to evacuate from the fire. However, at that time the victim was still trapped in a puff of smoke at home.

Then the security forces tried to extinguish the fire, but it was not extinguished. That's why report the firefighters," he said.

A total of 12 units and 16 firefighters were deployed. The fire can be extinguished after an hour of extinguishing the page.

Paryo said the cause of the fire was suspected to be an electrical short circuit. In that incident, one person died, so he waited for the police team to identify.

"For the victims, they were taken to the Police Hospital. So the team started with the black bars unit. To collect identification from the police. For a loss of Rp. 674 million," he said.