Rano Karno Says Victims of Kemayoran Fire Ogah Relocated to Rusun: Ari-arinya Ditanam di Sini

DKI Jakarta Deputy Governor Rano Karno/DOK DKI Provincial Government

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Rano Karno revealed that residents affected by the fire in Kebon Kosong Village, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, did not want to be relocated in a flat (flat) even though their homes were burned.

When reviewing the location of the evacuation, Rano admitted that he had talked to residents whose houses were burned down. In the conversation, he found that some residents were still reluctant to leave the area where they had been for decades even though they were standing on land owned by the State Secretariat Ministry.

According to Rano, the reoccurrence of the fire in the area is a reminder of the problem of dense settlements in Kebon Kosong which is a long-standing problem that has not been resolved.

Rano admitted that he offered a vertical housing option to a number of affected residents. However, some residents reasoned that they had been born and raised in the area.

"Just now I was talking to some residents, 'don't you want to try it in the apartment?' 'Oh, Bang, we were born here, Bang, even the name of the ari-ari we planted here'," said Rano at the evacuation location, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, June 2.

Hearing the answer, Rano admitted that he gave a different view to the residents. According to him, emotional closeness to an area does not have to make people stay in an increasingly dense and disaster-prone environment.

"I said, 'eh I was born in Kemayoran, in Kepu, my ari-ari I also planted in Kemayoran, cook we want to celebrate living here?'," he said.

"We always try to make people aware that

"It doesn't mean it's not worth it, but maybe if you live in a flat it's much more worth it," continued Rano.

On that occasion, Rano also highlighted the high number of fires in Jakarta, which were mostly caused by electrical short circuits. Therefore, he asked residents to be more vigilant about electrical installations in their respective homes.

"Because in Jakarta, almost all fires occur due to electrical short circuits. That's based on our survey, almost 95 percent," he continued.

Based on the DKI Provincial Government's provisional data, the fire in Kebon Kosong has an impact on 304 buildings and 354 families with a total of 679 people affected. Among them are 35 elderly, 90 toddlers, dozens of school-age children, and two pregnant women.

The DKI Provincial Government has opened an evacuation post at Yusuf Hamka Square which is equipped with health services, public kitchens, and psychological support for victims, especially children.

"Our trauma healing has a post for psychologists. Like we said, it doesn't mean that the number is small, pregnant women here are only registered, there are only two people. So in a sense it is much easier and also pregnancy does not require special care to go to the hospital," said Rano.

In addition, the population administration service has also been opened to help residents who lost documents due to the fire. The provincial government asked the victims to immediately report so that the process of reissuing documents could be carried out as soon as possible.

"That's why our Dukcapil has also handed over KK, KTP. This means that if you haven't found anything, report it immediately to the relevant service so that all documents are prepared," he added.