Great fire burned a two-stories house on Jalan Albezia 6 No. 17, Cipinang Urban Village, Pulogadung, East Jakarta, Friday (12/26). There was no casualties, but the loss is predicted up to Rp 500 million.

After a great effort, we finally extinguished the fire after 30 minutes

Based on the information, the fire came up at 10.30 AM from the second floor. The house owner Totien Melani, who was on the first floor, asked help from the residents. Unluckily, their effort was result less due to the fire got bigger quickly.

To extinguish the fire, East Jakarta sub-dept. of Fire and Disaster Management (Damkar dan PB) deployed 8 fire trucks to the location.

" After a great effort, we finally extinguished the fire after 30 minutes . The fire did not spread to other houses," stated Abdul Karim, head of sub-department, Friday (12/26).

According to Karim, the fire was expected due to short circuit from the second floor of the house.