Jakarta BPBD Distributes Aid to Fire Survivors in Cipete Utara

The Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), distributed aid to residents affected by the fire on Jalan Cempaka I, Gg Cempaka, RT 05/06, Cipete Utara Urban Village, Kebayoran Baru Sub-district, South Jakarta.

Hope the aid can lighten their burden

Jakarta BPBD Head, Isnawa Adji said there are 20 households or 78 residents being evacuated at Cincau Depot in front of the RT 05 Secretariat Post, Cipete Utara Urban Village. The aid distributed included 26 blankets, mukenas, sarongs, 20 mattresses, five boxes of mineral water, eight sheets of tarpaulin, 10 family kits, 10 packaged rice meals, and eight children's clothes.

Besides distributing aid, his party also set up a tent to accommodate refugees and also deployed 11 personnel of BPBD's Rapid Reaction Team (TRC).

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"Hope the aid can lighten their burden. We also have coordinated with the Social Sub-agency and local urban village," he expressed, Thursday (1/26).

RW 06 Cipete Utara Urban Village Chairman, Tumin expressed that he represented the fire-affected residents to thank the officers for the quick response from the Jakarta BPBD, the urban village and others who had come to help.

Currently, all kinds of assistance, ranging from packaged rice, sleeping equipment, and others, have been received by residents.

"We thank the officer for the quick response to help residents," he added.

As for the information, the fire burned nine houses on Jalan Cempaka I, Gg Cempaka, RT 05/06 on Thursday (1/26) dawn.