A fire burned an office of National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA) located at RT 02/08, Gedong Urban Village, Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta, Saturday (6/27). Temporary allegation, the blaze came out from an official home of Social Ministry staff which located behind the office. 

I immediately secured a 12-kilogram cylinder gas to anticipate unwanted things

Caca, (52), a keeper of the office stated that he was having a dinner when the incident happened at 8.30 PM. Suddenly, he then startled by the great explosion sound from behind the office and folloxwed with fire from the roof. No wonder, the blaze became bigger until burning the staff's bedrooms. 

"I immediately secured a 12-kilogram cylinder gas to anticipate unwanted things," he told, Saturday (6/27). 

Head of National Commission for Child Protection, Arist Merdeka Sirait uttered he was at home when the incident happened. When he got a fire report, he immediately went to the scene. According to him, fire has destroyed four rooms, including, warehouse, secretary general office and two staff rooms. While the archives office was save from fire. 

"We just get the impact as the fire source firstly broke out from the citizen residential," he explained. 

Meanwhile, Head of Operation Section for East Jakarta Fire Handling and Rescue Sub-Department, Moelyanto uttered 14 fire trucks were deployed to put out the blaze and managed to be controlled one and half hour later. Previously, the firemen had difficulties to control it due to congested area and lack of water source. 

"Allegedly, it is triggered by electrical short-circuit from the Social Ministry staff's official home. With police officers, we're still doing investigation now," he disclosed. 

Due to such incident, traffic congestion up to 5 km at some points cannot be avoided, such as on Jalan Raya Bogor or until Cilitan. Similar condition is also spotted on Jalan TB Simatupang, Jalan Raya Condet, and Jalan Raya Tengah.