18 Firetrucks Extinguish Fire in Kampung Rawa Residential
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by
As many as 18 firetrucks were deployed to handle fire in residential on Jalan Rawa Selatan V, RT 09/04, Kampung Rawa, Johar Baru, Central Jakarta.
We deployed 18 firetrucks with 72 personnel
Even though there was no victim, the fire impacted five families there.
W. Jakarta Social Sub-agency Distributes Assistance for Fire Survivors of Jalan Asofa 1Central Jakarta Fire Handling and Rescue Sub-agency Head, Asril Rizal, admitted his side received fire report at 9:47 AM. Then his side deployed personnel to handle the case.
"We deployed 18 firetrucks with 72 personnel," he said, Friday (11/22).
Asril added that personnel came to the scene at 9:50 AM and the fire was already big. Then personnel successfully handle the fire in 27 minutes.
Central Jakarta Fire Handling and Rescue Sub-agency's Fire Handling and Rescue Operational Section Head, Ahmad Syaiful explained the fire was allegedly caused by electrical short circuit.
As the fire getting bigger, then it spread to other houses. Five families with 19 people are impacted by the incident.
"Personnel had difficulty while entering the scene since the access was narrow. The fire was fully extinguished at 11:15 AM," he explained.
