12 Houses In The Bastiong Ternate Beach Area Caught Fire, A Number Of Residents Throwed Himself Into The Sea When Surrounded By Fire
Dozens of houses in the vicinity of the Bastiong Beach area, Bastiong Karance Village, Ternate City, North Maluku (Malut) on Monday morning caught fire, allegedly from an electrical short circuit in one of the residents' houses.Kasi Pemerintah dan Trantib Kelurahan Bastiong Karanca, Samra Hi Badaun mengatakan, kebakaran terjadi sekitar pukul 00.25 WIT di Kelurahan Bastiong Karance tepatnya di RT 008/RW 003 Kota Ternate.This area is a densely populated settlement around the Bastiong beach. A number of residents fled by throwing themselves into the sea because they were surrounded by fire.The fire broke out shortly after a power outage for several hours."The fire started soon, everyone screamed and ran to save themselves," he said when contacted at the scene, Antara, Monday, October 2.There were no fatalities in this incident, only a few were lightly injured. No household equipment belonging to the residents could be saved because the fire spread so quickly."So at that time what items could be held were just those that were brought, lots of goods – goods, or even almost all of them could not be saved. Some houses were concrete too, but most of them were made of boards so they were all charred," said Samra.According to him, based on data, the fire scorched around 12 houses occupied by 28 families (head of families). Residents affected by the fire temporarily fled to the house of their closest neighbors.
The following are residents affected by the fire based on the head of the family, namely Hamim Gani, Sahria Hamim, Jana Hamim, Masna Abbas, Marni, Ahmad Jais Waiola, Marwan Waiola, Nunung, Suaib Basir, Jain Jamal, Bakri Jamal, Irfan Jamal, Risal Kamarullah, Misna Saleh, Suriati, Udin Waiola, Gendri Ismail, Saian Malan, Erna, Dominggus, Rudi Hamim, Ahmad Yanis/Yani Rasid, Rejeb Husain, Hayatudin Malan, Ridwan Hi. Saleh, Idham Goleng, Mardia Waiola and Kamarudin Waiola.