Police Investigate Cause Of Fire 3 Houses In Kebayoran Lama That Killed One Person

Police officers along with residents of South Grogol Kebayoran Lama South Jakarta at the location of the fire/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Police are still investigating the cause of the fire that resulted in 3 houses and one person died on Jalan Rawa Simprug 3, Lingkar Putri Hijau RT 07/RW 05, Grogol Selatan, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta.

"(The cause-ed) is still under investigation," said Kebayoran Lama Police Chief, Kompol Widya Agustiono via text message, Tuesday, March 14.

Agustiono explained that to explore the cause of this fire, his party had examined two witnesses at the scene.

"2 witnesses were examined," he said.

Previously, it was reported that one person died in a fire incident on Jalan Rawa Simprug 3, Lingkar Putri Hijau RT 07/RW 05, Grogol Selatan, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta.

According to the South Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat), one person died from a fire that hit three houses.

"This fire resulted in the death of one victim, namely a 55-year-old woman with the initials BS," said South Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Operations Staff (Sudin) Ruwanto in a written statement in Jakarta, Tuesday, March 14.

Apart from BS, Ruwanto said, there was one other victim who suffered injuries or a broken right leg due to jumping from the second floor while saving himself.

The injured victim was taken to Fatmawati Central General Hospital (RSUP) for further treatment.

One of the owners of the house, namely the man with the initials AK, woke up when he heard a voice from the living room on the first floor of his house.

"It turned out that the fire came from a short circuit in the fan which then made AK immediately leave the house to ask for help," he said.