Veterinary Fire In Duren Sawit: Hundreds Of Dead Goats Burned In Mass Buried

Goats that were burned to death due to a fire that hit an animal stall in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, Sunday night, March 26. (VOI/Rizky Sulistio)

JAKARTA - Hundreds of goats that were burned to death in a cattle pen due to the fire were finally buried en masse on the edge of the East Flood Canal (KBT) RT 7/11, Jalan Malaka Baru, Bojong Rangkong Village, Pondok Kopi Village, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta on Monday, March 27.

A total of 132 goats were burned to death when a fire broke out in the East Flood Canal (KBT) on Sunday night, March 26.

Hidayatullah (27), a worker at a goat farm, said hundreds of burnt goat carcasses were buried in one hole.

"I was carried in a backhoe and buried in one hole. About 100 goats were buried," he said, Monday, March 27.

He continued, the burial of hundreds of goats was based on the results of coordination with the RT/RW and the local sub-district. The location where the goats are buried is carried out in locations far from residential areas.

"Hundreds of goats are ready to sell. The average age is one to three years. These goats are for sale every day, because we open slaughters," he said.

Previously, it was reported that the fire that hit the East Flood Canal (KBT) area, Jalan Malaka Baru, Bojong Rangkong Village, Pondok Kopi Village, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta, turned out to be a place for tent businesses and the fatting of cattle, cattle and goats.

"The burning place is a place for tents and livestock (relaying) goats. A total of 132 goats in the cage were roasted to death. Then 3 trucks, 1 cold car and 1 motorbike were also burned to the ground," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman, Sunday, March 26.

The owner of the burning building belonged to a tent entrepreneur named H. Abai and a farm, as well as the fatting of Amin's cattle and goats (72).

"The burned area is about 2,000 square meters. The loss due to the fire is estimated at IDR 500 million. Meanwhile, the cause is still under investigation," he said.