Fire in Bambu Apus Extinguished
Reported by Nurito | Translated by
Personnel of East Jakarta Fire Handling and Rescue Sub-agency extinguished fire that burned a house on Jalan Mpok Nori RT 06/03 Bambu Apus, Cipayung, Wednesday (12/18).
The fire is caused by elpiji cylinder gas leak
East Jakarta Fire Handling and Rescue Sub-agency Head, Muchtar Zakaria said the fire occurred at 10:47 AM when the house owner tried to attach the cylinder gas. But suddenly the fire came up and burned the house.
Gas Cylinder Leak Causes Fire on Jalan Budi Mulia, One Injured"The fire is caused by elpiji cylinder gas leak," he said.
Local residents tried to extinguish the fire but they failed. Then his side deployed 13 fire trucks with 52 personnel.
"Personnel fully extinguish the fire at 12:02 PM," he added.
According to him, the incident did not cause any fatalities or injuries. But one family with five people lost their house.
"Now the case is being handled by Cipayung Sector Police," he stated.
