Electric Short Circuit, One Permanent House In Sawah Besar Hangus Fired

JAKARTA - A permanent house on Rajawali Selatan Raya Street, No. 21A, behind Grand Orchard, RT 04/06, North Gunung Sahari Village, Sawah Besar District, Central Jakarta was scorched by fire on Friday, September 30, at 03.46 WIB.

Central Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. officers received reports of fires from residents at around 03.47 WIB. The officers then deployed 5 fire engines with 25 personnel to the location of the fire.

"Alhamdulillah, propagation is not dangerous because the barrier walls are high. The fire was successfully controlled at 03.55 WIB," said Head of Central Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., H. Asril Rizal when confirmed by VOI, Friday, September 30.

From the results of the investigation, officers stated that the cause of the fire was an electrical short circuit from one of the rooms in the house.

"Only one permanent house burned with an area of 20 x 15 meters. Losses are still being counted," he said.

Luckily, there were no casualties or injuries as a result of this fire. The house was inhabited by 2 families with 4 people. After several minutes of struggling with fire, the fire was finally extinguished by officers.