Palangka Raya University LPPM Building Burns, Losses Reach Billions Of Rupiah

LPPM Palangka Raya University Burns/ Photo; Antara

PALANGKA RAYA - Building of the Palangka Raya University Research and Community Service Institute (LPPM), Central Kalimantan on Jalan Hendrik Timang, Palangka Village, Jekan Raya District, Wednesday, March 22, at around 00.45 WIB, caught fire. As a result of this incident, losses reached billions of rupiah.

Head of the Palangka Raya City Fire and Rescue Service, Gloriana, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, March 22, confirmed the incident. Gloriana said the losses suffered by UPR are currently estimated at billions of rupiah.

"The material losses are currently still being calculated by firefighters who are currently still on the field," said Gloriana.

He explained that the cause of the fire that scorched the UPR LPPM building was strongly suspected to be due to the short circuit in the building. In that incident, there were absolutely no casualties, even the flames that very quickly ate up the building were successfully extinguished by dozens of firefighters who were at the scene.

"The personnel involved in the blackout are the TNI-Polri, the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Satpol PP, the Palangka Raya City Transportation Agency and a number of self-karsa firefighters so that the flames can be quickly paralyzed," he said.

Currently, police officers in the local area who are at the scene have also provided a police line to the burning LPPM UPR building, so that the location of the fire that will later conduct the crime scene (TKP) is not damaged by the people who want to see the building.

Meanwhile, the Head of Palangka Raya Police, Kombes Pol Budi Santosa, when contacted via Whatsapp had not yet responded to the temporary investigation of the fire.