Two Houses In Mempura Riau Burnt Out, One Trapped In Fire Found Dead

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SIAK - A resident in Mempura, Siak, Riau Province was reported to have died after his house was burned to the ground. The occupants of the SN (65) house were found dead suspected of being caught in fire when the Fire Department of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Siak Regency, Riau Province, carried out an attempt to extinguish the fire of two residents' houses in Central Village, Menpura District, and evacuated a person who died from a fire in Central Village," said Head of the Fire Department of BPBD Siak, Irwan Priyatna, Friday. Two houses were known to have been engulfed by a red rooster on Thursday night at around 20.00 WIB and after that the fire grew uncontrolled. Based on the news, the joint officers consisted of the TNI, Polri, Siak BPBD came and together with local residents managed to extinguish the fire. Two units of fire engines (Damkar) according to Irwan were dispatched at the location. It is known, one victim died as a result of the fire with the initials SN, which is currently evacuated by officers. Until now, he said, it was not certain what the cause of the fire was and how much damage was estimated. From the information gathered from one of the residents at the location, the house was a semi-permanent house. The residents initially thought it was only a fire from the burning of the house owner's garbage, but after a few minutes the fire continued to enlarge. After that, residents immediately contacted the Riau BPBD whose offices were in Mempura District as well.

"It turned out that the house was on fire, we thought it was burning garbage. We immediately contacted the firefighters and the police to try to extinguish the fire," said one resident. When the fire heard cries of sadness from the family who knew that a family member was still inside. The situation became even more shaking when the evacuation of the deceased's body was roasted.