Yellow Status, K-Link Fire Tower Gatot Subroto Has Been Localized

K Link Tower fire (Photo: Humasjakfire)

The South Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat) deployed 22 fire engines to extinguish the fire that burned the K-Link Tower building on Jalan Gatot Subroto, Kuningan Timur Village, Setiabudi District, South Jakarta.

"We have also deployed 115 personnel to extinguish the fire," said South Jakarta Fire and Rescue (Gulkarmat) Sub-dept. Syamsul Huda quoting Antara. Currently, he continued, fires and black smoke that had soared could be localized.

"The yellow status (has been localized) at 11.00 WIB," he said.

Syamsul added that the temporary cause of the fire in the office building was the fire from a gas stove in the canteen.

"Temporary information, the cause of the 7th floor canteen (gas import)," he said.

Previously, South Jakarta Gulkarmat picket officer Deni Andreas, said the fire was known based on public reports to the Command Canter Damkar, at 10.03 WIB. "The object caught fire at the K-Link Building on the 7th floor," said Deni Andreas. He explained that the fire brigade fleet had arrived at the location at 10.10 WIB to start the blackout process. In the early stages, the cars sent were four units, but an increase of up to 20 fire brigade fleets plus two Bronto Skylift units deployed from Central Jakarta Gulkarmat and South Jakarta.