BANDUNG - The Bandung City Fire and Disaster Management Service (Diskar PB) extinguished the Ampera Restaurant (RM) fire on Jalan Soekarno-Hatta Rancabolang, Bandung City, West Java, Thursday, January 12.
Head of Preparedness for Operation Fire and Rescue at PB Bandung City Yusuf Hidayat said the fire report was received at 12.55 WIB. When officers in a fire car arrived at the location, he said, the flames were already big.
"It's quite unfortunate that it's a base. We are deploying assistance from the South UPT," he said at the location of the fire as reported by Antara.
The fire scorched the entire RM Ampera building, even the fire also spread to the point of burning some of the restaurant buildings next to it, namely RM Ayam Bakar KQ5.
He said that around 13.30 WIB the fire had started to be controlled until it was extinguished.
However, until 14.10 WIB, officers with fire engines were still deployed to cool down.
He explained that the fire quickly burned the entire building because the entire building was made of wood. In addition, he said, gusts of wind were also a factor in the fire.
"When the fire broke out there were residents who were eating, because it was lunch hour, but whether or not the victim was not known, hopefully there won't be any," said Yusuf.
Rancasari Police Chief Kompol Oesman said his party also mobilized personnel to regulate traffic around the location.
The reason is, Jalan Soekarno-Hatta Rancasari is one of the arterial routes in Bandung City.
"This is a traffic jam, indeed it's time to go out to rest at meals, a vulnerable route. That's why police officers manage it," he said.
His party will immediately conduct a crime scene investigation when the situation is safe to find out clearly the cause of the fire.
"Some were eating at the time of the incident, but they were immediately evacuated. Meanwhile, there were no victims," he said.
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