Excess Electricity, Toy Warehouse In Tambora, West Jakarta On Fire

JAKARTA - A shophouse that was used as a toy warehouse on Jalan Laksa 2, RT 008/002, Jembatan Lima Village, Tambora District, West Jakarta, caught fire. The fire started to appear around 11.14 a.m.

"It is strongly suspected that the fire was caused by an electrical overload on the 3rd floor of the shophouse," said Head of West Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Sujkri Bahanan when confirmed by VOI, Thursday, March 17, afternoon.

After receiving the fire report, officers deployed 12 fire engines with 60 personnel.

"The fire was successfully localized at 11.43 a.m. and the completion time of the operation was at 12.08 WIB. There were no casualties or injuries," he said.

As a result of the fire incident, the building covering an area of 32 square meters was destroyed by fire.

"The loss is estimated at Rp. 100 million. The fire burned the 3rd floor of the toy warehouse owned by Dedi (38). Until now, the cooling process is still in progress," he said.