The Fire At Home In Padang When The Resident Is Being Engulfed, The Fire Department Of Duga Triggers A Short Circuit

Fire extinguishing which includes a resident's house in Padang, West Sumatra, Wednesday morning (9/11/2022). (ANTARA)

The red rooster engulfed the house of a resident whose occupants were sleeping. The incident occurred in the Sutan Syahrir Street area, Padang City, West Sumatra Province (West Sumatra), on Wednesday, November 9 in the morning.

Head of Operations, Facilities and Infrastructure of the Padang City Fire Department, Sutan Hendra, said the fire did not cause any casualties.

When feeling the heat that appeared as a result of the fire, the occupants of the house woke up and went straight out of the house to ask for help from other residents.

"Furthermore, the witness reported to the Padang City Fire Department," he said in Padang, West Sumatra, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, November 9.

Sutan said that his party received reports of this fire at 04.48 WIB. A total of 60 fire engines were then dispatched to the location.

"We handled the fire extinguishing for almost an hour and at around 05.42 WIB the fire was extinguished," he said.

He said the fire department had also mobilized 60 personnel to extinguish the fire from engulfing the residents' houses. "We are also assisted by joint officers from the Police, PMI, and PLN to extinguish the fire," he added.

Sutan said the fire that occurred in the house was probably caused by an electrical short circuit.

According to him, the house that caught fire was inhabited by two families which included four people. "The material loss is estimated at Rp. 300 million and thank God there were no deaths, serious injuries, or minor injuries," he said.