JAKARTA - A fire hit the Bina Nusantara (Binus) Campus, Anggrek Campus in Kemanggisan, Palmerah, West Jakarta, on Friday morning.
In the viral video footage, thick smoke was seen rising high from the point of fire inside the campus.
Officers and the fire service were lined up in the campus area and on the side of Jalan Rawa Belong, Palmerah.
Head of Operations Section of the West Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service, Syaiful Kahfimengonfirmasi the fire incident at the campus on Friday morning.
"Yes, it's true, this happened in Binus Kemanggisan, yes. Currently, I and my team are at the location handling it," said Syaiful when contacted in Jakarta, Friday.
He said the fire incident was first reported at 05.30 WIB, then the West Jakarta fire team arrived at the location at 05.40 WIB.
In the initial deployment, it was recorded that about five fire extinguishing units with a strength of 30 personnel were deployed to the fire location to put out the fire.
"The situation of the fire, the process of extinguishing the thick smoke," said Syaiful.
However, it is not yet known which room was on fire and the initial cause of the fire that caused a thick smoke.
Until around 07.30 WIB, officers were still carrying out fire suppression operations at the scene.
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