Focus On Putting Out The Fire, The Police Have Not Examined The Witness Regarding The Tanah Abang Goat Market Fire

Officers assisted by residents are extinguishing the hotspots at Tanah Abang Goat Market (DOK Rizky Sulistio)

The Tanah Abang Metro Police have not carried out an investigation into the fire at a number of Kambing Market stalls, Jalan Sabeni Raya, Kebon Melati Village, Tanah Abang District, Central Jakarta. The reason is, officers are still focused on handling fires. "There has been no witness being examined (related to the fire). We have not carried out the cause of the fire, we have not started the investigation yet. Because our initial focus was on extinguishing the fire," said Tanah Abang Metro Police Chief, Kompol Patar Mula Bona to VOI, Wednesday, August 9. Furthermore, Kompol Bona confirmed that the current fire conditions had been successfully extinguished by Central Jakarta Gulkarmat officers. "If the fire was extinguished at around 08.00 WIB, it is still under treatment first. The one on fire at Sabeni Market," he said. While the impact of the fire at Tanah Abang Goat Market, the traffic flow on Jalan KH Mas Mansyur experienced a density of queues for vehicles. Density due to the large number of vehicles parked on the side of the road. "The name is that there is a crowd, there must be traffic jams, it can only be resolved. There are (traffic arrangements) from traffic officers, all of them are already at the location," he said. Previously, it was reported that the fire incident at the Kambing Market, Jalan Sabeni, Kebon Melati Village, Tanah Abang District, Central Jakarta, was successfully extinguished by officers on Wednesday, August 9, morning. The fire was extinguished by officers at around 08.00 WIB.

"Currently the fire has been extinguished and is in the cooling process. The situation can be localized, but it still takes time," said Head of the Central Jakarta Fire and Rescue Sub-dept. (Sudin Gulkarmat), Asril Rizal when confirmed by VOI, Wednesday, August 9.