JAKARTA - Mess, an employee of a factory on Jalan Raya Millingan, Cakung District, East Jakarta, caught fire. A number of residents who panicked tried to extinguish the fire with makeshift tools. East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. officers immediately headed to the location of the fire after receiving reports from residents, Friday afternoon, September 30.
"The cause is suspected to be a short circuit in the fan's electricity. At the time of the incident the mess was empty, the employee left it at work," said East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Head Gatot Sulaeman, Friday, September 30.
The fire scorched the building covering an area of 48 square meters. The fire was successfully extinguished with the help of pouring 9 fire engines with 45 firefighters.
"The loss due to the fire is estimated at IDR 50 million," he said.
When the fire broke out, the employee mess was empty, left by the employee to work. The short circuit in the fan occurred because it was suspected that the employee left the mess location without turning off the electricity.
"The fire was extinguished for 60 minutes," he said.
The large number of flammable materials and goods makes the fire quickly spread to all parts of the building.
There were no casualties or injuries in this incident.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
