Two-story House Fire In Cilincing Swallows Lives, One Person Dies When Residents Want To Be Evacuated

Officers evacuate the bodies of fire victims in Cilincing, Jakut/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - A two-story house on Jalan Finus Blok C II, Gading Griya Complex, Sukapura Village, Cilincing District, North Jakarta caught fire.

In that incident there were five occupants in the house, one of them MV (27) who reportedly died due to burns all over his body.

Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Cilincing Police, AKP Alex Chandra, said that the incident occurred on Friday, August 5, in the morning.

"The victim could not be saved. The victim had burns all over her body," said Alex when contacted by VOI, Friday, August 5

Alex explained, the fire appeared and grew while the occupants of the house were asleep. Then witnesses Raisa and Melia woke up because they smelled smoke and immediately screamed for help.

"Neighbors and security officers then tried to evacuate all residents of the house. Evacuate using stairs so that residents can get down from the second floor," he said.

MV also woke up and was evacuated at the back. But unfortunately, MV experienced shortness of breath and could not be helped. The other four occupants survived.

"The victim woke up and was evacuated at the back and was seen by the witness as congested. The victim could not be saved," he said.

Alex explained that the fire was thought to have started in the kitchen downstairs. However, it has not been confirmed that the fire originated from gas cylinders or electric cables.

"When he woke up because he smelled smoke, it was estimated that the fire came from the downstairs kitchen, but we could not confirm whether the smoke came from a gas cylinder or an electric cable," he said.

The fire was finally extinguished after 30 minutes of the incident. A total of 10 firefighters were deployed to extinguish the fire.

"The fire was extinguished at 04.36. The loss cannot be interpreted yet," he concluded.