Fire in Pasar Rumput, Jalan Sultan Agung, Manggis Urban Village, Setia Budi Sub-District, South Jakarta, Monday (4/28), is allegedly caused by electricity short circuit happened in a shoe store owned by Buyung on second floor of Block A.

Temporary allegation, the fire was caused by electricity short circuit. We sent 33 fire trucks to the location and directly localized fire core because the store is located in the middle of the market

“ Temporary allegation, the fire was caused by electricity short circuit. We sent 33 fire trucks to the location and directly localized fire core because the store is located in the middle of the market ,” stated Head of South Jakarta Fire and Disaster Handling Sub-Department Operation Section, Edi Sucipto.

After fighting with fire for 45 minutes, the firemen finally extinguished the fire and successfully prevented it from spreading to other buildings. There are no casualties reported in this incident.

“Based on shoe store owner’s statement, the loss suffered is around Rp 20-30 million. He is currently being questioned in Setia Budi Sector Police Headquarter right now,” told Head of PD Pasar Jaya Public Relations Division, Agus Lamun.

Based on beritajakarta.com observations in location, police line is installed around the burned shoe store. At this time, trading activities on second floor has yet returned to normal and many stores are still closed.