JAKARTA - The victim who died in a fire at RT 01 RW 02 Semanan, Kalideres, West Jakarta with the initials IZ (18), shouted for help from inside the house. But when he wanted to be helped, the electric CMB exploded.
"The victim was about to go up (to the second floor of the house) to save his son, but when he wanted to enter it, the MCB (miniature circuit broke up) exploded. Finally, he resigned again because he didn't dare. At the location, he heard the screams four times," said one of the owners of the burning house, Anwar, Thursday, August 21, 2025.
Anwar admitted that victim IZ was gathering with his friends, including the owner of the house named Fatur. However, the victim was sleeping when the fire broke out.
"He said he (the victim) was sleeping. His friends woke him up, (the victim) didn't wake up. Finally, his friend jumped out," said Anwar.
The victim was not saved because of the flames that destroyed the second floor of the house.
"The victim did not survive," said Anwar.
Meanwhile, at his own house, said Anwar, there were only his wife and three children. Anwar admitted that he was not at the location when the fire broke out.
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"My son is three, the one is in the fourth grade, elementary school is first and the age is four years. When the fire broke out, my wife came out carrying the toddler. The first and second were built, they were way out," said Anwar.
Now, Anwar and his family are taking refuge in the Semanan Lurah office. Likewise Asep, Anwar's brother, who lives on the second floor of the house.
"While we were here first, it was facilitated by the kelurahan and Social Service," said Anwar.
Seen at the location, there was a house with a multi-story house that caught fire. One house that Anwar lived with his family on the first floor and Asep and his family on the second floor. Another house was occupied by Fatur, where the victim IZ died in the fire.
The two houses are still fitted with police lines. The rubble of the fire has not been cleaned.
The fire that occurred on Wednesday night, August 20, 2025, occurred at around 22.30 WIB. It was successfully extinguished at around 00.15 WIB by firefighters and local residents.
A total of two families with eight people were displaced by the fire.
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