Kemayoran Fire Victims Evacuated to Sub-District Head's Official Home
Reported by Rudi Hermawan | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
In aftermath of fire incident that burns seven houses and kills two people at Gg. Lancar II, Sumur Batu Urban Village, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta on Thursday (9/10), as many as tens of fire citizens have been evacuated to a local home official belongs to local sub-district head temporarily. Even, the local government has distributed aid in form of food, clothes, and drugs to them.
At this time, four households are evacuated to the official home. I allow for fire victims who have no relatives to take refuge at the official home. Incidentally, the home office has a lot of room
According to Iyan Sopian Hadi, Head of Kemayoran Sub-District, those burned houses are occupied by seven households. Temporarily, they have been evacuated at sub-district head's official home near the fire location. His side has asked the PLN to check the whole electrical pole in the fire location, considering fire was allegedly originated from a spark of fire in one of the electric poles.
Fire Victims 'Children' in Tanah Abang Need School Uniform"At this time, four households are evacuated to the official home. I allow for fire victims who have no relatives to take refuge at the official home. Incidentally, the home office has a lot of room," he stated, Friday (10/10).
His side has also set up a health post and provided ambulance to keep watch around the scene. "Since last night, Central Jakarta Social Sub-Department has also provided food and clothing," he expressed.
Meanwhile, Rohaili (42), an husband and fire victims' father, cannot hold his tears while waiting for the autopsy of Rohaya (35) and Viano (3) in the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Central Jakarta. The bodies of the mother and child will be buried in Tegal, Central Java.
He told when fire incident occurred at around 10 PM, he was outside the house. While his wife and son were on the second floor. "My sister said, my son continues to cry. Then I got into the house. When I go up to the second floor, fire had started grow up," he revealed.
When he tried to save his son, the fire getting bigger. His niece, Andi (25) fell from the second floor while trying to evacuate them. "I yelled from below, I told him to jump but he did not heard me," he told.
After the lights are on, his wife and son have been found on the river bank by holding each other. Both bodies burned.
