A two-story luxury house on Jalan Pademangan IV No 12 RT 04/01, Pademangan Barat Urban Village, Pademangan Sub-District, North Jakarta, caught fire on Monday (6/1). 

We can extinguish the flames around 10.15 AM

Rohman, (55), a citizen said around 9.10 AM, the fire began to burn the home belongs to Sumardi (57). At that time, the local citizens was immediately trying to extinguish using available tools, but they failed. No wonder, the fire continued to grow up.

Fortunately, the firemen of North Jakarta Fire Handling and Rescue Sub-Department immediately arrived to the scene and managed to control situation within one hour.

"We can extinguish the flames around 10.15 AM," told Fireman of North Jakarta Fire Handling and Rescue Sub-Department, Abdul Latif Ahmad.

He reported there was no casualty reported in the incident. "And the material losses is expected to reach Rp 500 million," he reported.

So far, the cause of the fire is still being investigated by the police in the field.