Dozens of House on Jl. Kampung Gusti Burnt
Reported by TP Moan Simanjuntak | Translated by Maria Inggita
Around 20 houses in densely populated residential area on Jl. Kampung Gusti, Kaleng Alley, RT 10/15, Pejagalan Urban Village, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, was burnt.
Fire was successfully extinguished around 11.30 A.M.
North Jakarta Rescue and Fire Handling Sub-dept. Head, Satriadi Gunawan said after he saw quite big flame, his side added five fire trucks to the location.
"There are 20 houses burnt in total and most of them are rented houses. Fire was successfully extinguished around 11.30 A.M.," he said, Wednesday (4/5).
Fire Guts Food Stall in JagakarsaAccording to the temporary information from local residents, fire started from electric pole's short circuit. The spark burned down Sutarjo's (one of the resident) house ceiling and spread to other houses.
"There is no fatalities in this incident, but the loss is estimated at hundreds of millions rupiah," he closed.
Fire incident happened around 09.55 A.M. 10 fire trucks were deployed by North Jakarta Rescue and Fire Handling Sub-dept. and 3 fire trucks from West Jakarta Rescue and Fire Handling Sub-dept. which directly headed to the location.
