Eight Firetrucks Handle Fire on Jalan Swadaya II
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by
Eight firetrucks with 26 personnel of Central Jakarta Fire Handling and Rescue Sub-agency, Friday (5/3), extinguished fire that burned a house on Jalan Swadaya II RT 06/04, Cempaka Baru Urban Village, Kemayoran.
fire then successfully extinguished at 10:46 AM
Sub-agency Head, Asril Rizal, said his side received fire report at 10:21 AM through command center. Then his side directly deployed personnel to the scene.
55 Personnel Extinguish Fire in Kayu Putih"After being handled in 15 minutes, fire then successfully extinguished at 10:46 AM," he said.
Based on information gathered from local residents, the fire started when the battery of an electronic hand fan exploded and then the sparks spread throughout the room on the second floor of the house.
Meanwhile, Central Jakarta Fire Handling and Rescue Sub-agency's Handling Section Head, Ahmad Syaiful, stated there is no victims caused by the incident. There is one resident got minor burns while trying to extinguish fire.
"Two families or eight people are impacted by this incident," he admitted.
