10 Personnel Clean Up Debris of Burnt Houses in Penggilingan
Reported by Nurito | Translated by
Some 10 members of PPSU from Penggulingan Urban Village, Cakung, East Jakarta, cleaned up the debris of residents' houses on Jalan Konveksi II, RT 004/RW 10 No.56 which burned down early Saturday (8/24).
It is triggered by an electrical short circuit
Penggilingan Urban Village Head, Gunawan said PPSU personnel were deployed to ease the burden of fire survivor families. Debris clearing was conducted after the police line at the location was removed.
"They (PPSU) help sort out items that could be reused. Those that are burnt and unsuitable are immediately thrown away," he expressed.
South Jakarta PMI Distributes School Supplies for Manggarai Fire SurvivorsThe fire incident occurred at around 1:41 AM when the homeowner was sleeping. Suddenly, a spark came out from the second-floor room of the house measuring approximately 120 square meters, and instantly it grew bigger.
East Jakarta Fire and Rescue Sub-agency Head, Muchtar Zakaria explained that to put out the flames, as many as six fire engines and 24 personnel were sent to the scene.
"We have managed to control the situation within 20 minutes or around 2.02 AM," he explained.
No casualties in the incident. "It is triggered by an electrical short circuit," he concluded.
