Middle-aged Man In Pulogadung Killed In Fire Because Neighbor Burned Garbage

Firefighters in Pulogadung/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA – A 52-year-old man with the initials JG was found dead as a result of being roasted by fire during a fire at the Bulog Complex, Sambiloto Dalam Street, No. 23, RT 003/06, Kayu Putih Village, Pulogadung District, East Jakarta, Thursday, May 12. The fire that originated from burning garbage scorched 3 permanent houses belonging to local residents.

When officers found him, JG was lying in the bathroom, his body charred. Officers also suspect that JG did not have time to save himself because the fire had already grown.

According to officers, there were a lot of combustible materials and materials at the scene, so the fire spread quickly and engulfed the entire building.

At that time the officers had not evacuated the victim's body because they were still waiting for the crime scene (TKP) to be carried out by the East Jakarta Metro Police identification team.

Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Head of Sub-dept. Gatot Sulaiman said the extinguishing process was carried out by 15 fire engines with 75 firefighters. The fire was extinguished at 10.55 WIB.

"One person died. The objects that burned were 3 houses covering an area of 400 meters with a loss of Rp 1 billion," said Gatot, Thursday, May 12.

Gatot confirmed that the fire came from burning garbage by residents not far from the location of the fire.

"From the burning garbage, not far from the house and then left by the arsonist. Then it spread to people's homes," he said.