20 Personnel Extinguish Fire at a Pile of Wood in Pancoran

A total of 20 personnel from the South Jakarta Fire and Rescue Sub-agency (Gulkarmat) managed to extinguish a fire involving a pile of wood on an empty building site, Jalan Letjen M.T. Haryono, Cikoko Urban Village, Pancoran District.

Five firetrucks with 20 personnel

Head Section of Operation for the Sub-agency, Sjukri Bahanan said his team received a report of the fire at around 7 AM. The fire was reportedly burning a pile of wood inside an empty building and had the potential to spread to other parts of the building.

"We then deployed five firetrucks with 20 personnel," he said, Tuesday (10/27).

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Sjukri explained that officers deployed all their strength to control the fire so that it could be localized at 7.15 AM

"The fire was declared over at 7:28 AM. There were no fatalities or injuries in the incident," he explained.

He added that during the firefighting process, road access around the location was congested. However, this situation was resolved through cross-sector coordination to manage traffic flow.

Sjukri urged the public to be more vigilant about the potential for fires, including not burning trash carelessly or throwing cigarette butts in flammable areas.

Meanwhile, one of the residents, Maulana Rafiq admitted this quick handling helped prevent the fire from spreading to all parts of the building or spreading to other buildings.

"The fire did not spread and the traffic jam in front of the building was quickly resolved," he admitted.