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JAKARTA - City Forests belonging to the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government located on Jalan Banjir Kanal Timur (BKT), Kapling Sawah Indah, RT 11/03, Ujung Menteng Village, Cakung District, East Jakarta, caught fire on Thursday night, September 21.

The flames burned 100 meters of trees in the area. The emergence of sparks came from burning garbage around the location.

Meanwhile, according to witness statements, one of the security guards at the Ujung Menteng Flats, initially there were people who burned garbage in the urban forest area.

"Then the fire was left. When I went, but the fire had grown," said the security guard.

The fire was only extinguished at 19.40 WIB with water sprinkling from 5 fire engines. A total of 25 personnel were deployed for the process of extinguishing the fire.

"The cause of the burning of the spreading waste," said Head of Central Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman, Thursday, September 21, evening.

The fire was gradually extinguished for more than 60 minutes, officers carried out the water sprinkling process at the location.

"Currently, the fire has been extinguished," he said.


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