JAKARTA - A total of five people were injured in a fire that occurred on Jalan Sukarela, Penjaringan Village, Penjaringan District, North Jakarta on Tuesday morning, October 14, 2025.
"It is true that five people were injured from the residents," said Head of the North Jakarta and Thousand Islands Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat) Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaiman when confirmed.
According to Gatot, the victim, a person with the initials RN (70) suffered a fracture in the right hand and burns 30 percent. RN has received medical treatment at Koja Hospital
Then RN's husband, MTN (73) suffered burns all over his body and has received medical treatment at Atmajaya Pluit Hospital.
The victim of the three men with ERL (24) suffered lacerations to their hands due to broken glass while helping their friends and is currently receiving treatment at Teluk Gong Health Center.
Then the man with the initials PN (27) suffered lacerations to the neck was hit by broken glass and had received medical treatment at the Teluk Gong Health Center.
The last victim, the man with the initials EG (20) suffered a torn left leg and has received on-site treatment by the firefighters.
This fire incident scorched 20 houses and prayer rooms on Jalan Sukarela, Penjaringan Village, Penjaringan District.
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"The object that burned was 20 houses and the second floor of the prayer room in the area with a total area of 400 square meters burned object," he said.
Gatot said officers received fire information at 01.32 WIB and immediately dispatched personnel to the location to extinguish the fire in the densely populated area.
Officers arrived at the location and carried out the blackout at 01.39 WIB until the localized and cooling stages at 03.28 WIB.
"The fire was completely extinguished at 07.17 WIB," he said.
A total of 110 personnel and 22 fire engines deployed to extinguish the fire at that location The extinguishing process was hampered due to narrow road access and remote water sources.
The alleged cause of the fire was due to a short circuit in an electric cable in one of the residents' houses.
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