Fire Victims Remain Stay at Refuge

Great fire occurred in Kampung Guji Baru, RT 05 and 06, RW 02, Duri Kepa, Kebon Jeruk, Saturday (10/11) ago made hundred citizens lost their homes . Now the victims must stay in refuge. One of the refuge locations is located in the Ukrida Campus Yard. Most of the refugee need food supply, mattress, blanket and baby equipment.

From all necessity, now we need food. There is food available, but the distribution is not same

Suryani (43), one of the refugee said, she and the other fire victims now live in the tend that built on the Ukrida campus yard. "From all necessity, now we need food. There is food available, but the distribution is not same," Suryani said, Sunday (12/10).

Head of Kebon Jeruk sub-district, Mursidin said, because the fire, 213 house in total was burned to the ground, as a result, as much as 275 families or around 800 people lost their home.

Dozens of House at Duri Kepa Raging in Fire

Currently, mostly refugees are evacuated in Ukrida campus yard and others staying at neighbor's house or relatives house.

For aid distribution, he stated has coordinated with West Jakarta PMI, Social Sub-Department, puskesmas, and other related units. "Public kitchen and health post have been built. For blanket and baby equipments, we will distribute them soon," he stated.

As reported earlier, fire that burned several houses in Guji Baru Village Duri Kepa happened at 4 PM, Saturday (10/11). As many as 37 fire trucks then deployed to extinguish the fire and successfully controlled at 6 PM.