JAKARTA - A total of six houses on Jalan Taruna RT 12/03, Pulogadung Village, Pulogadung District, East Jakarta, were destroyed by fire, Wednesday, April 13.
From the residents' confession, it is strongly suspected that the fire originated from the explosion of a 3 kilogram subsidized LPG gas cylinder originating from one of the LPG gas agents.
"The fire was extinguished at around 09.59 a.m. As many as 19 fire pumps were on standby to carry out water sprinkling," said Head of Central Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Gatot Suleman to reporters, Wednesday, April 13.
The process of extinguishing the fire was carried out by 95 firefighters who were deployed at the fire site.
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"The fire is estimated to have been from gas cylinders at the gas agency. The objects that burned were 6 houses with an area of 8 x 10 square meters," he said.
According to Reza, an eye witness to the incident, he was aware of an explosion and saw smoke coming from the house of a resident who owns a 3 kg LPG gas agent.
"Information from residents, at the time of the incident the owner of the agent was leaving his stall. The fire then appeared and spread to other buildings around," he said.
As a result of the fire, the loss was estimated at IDR 240 million.
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