Fire Destroys Luxury House in South Jakarta
Reported by Tiyo Surya Sakti | Translated by
Flames engulfed a 200-square-meter wide luxury house on Jalan Kair, RT 03/04, Ragunan Urban Village, Pasar Minggu Sub-district, South Jakarta.
The damages amounted to more than Rp 600 million
South Jakarta Fire and Rescue Sub-agency Head, Syamsul Huda said, his sub-agency received the fire report at 12:28 AM. He then immediately sent 67 firefighters and 19 fire engines to the scene.
"They arrived at the location in two minutes and immediately started extinguishing the fire," he expressed, Thursday (9/4).
Fire Engulfs Shophouse and House in Pela MampangHe explained, the fire was allegedly triggered with an electricity short circuit on the second floor of the house.
Finally, the fire was localized at 1:06 AM and extinguished completely by 1:39 AM.
"No casualties in the incident and the damages amounted to more than Rp 600 million," he explained.
Meanwhile, a resident, Akbar, claimed to have seen flames blazing from the second floor. Then resident tried to put out it but failed and immediately contacted the fire sub-agency.
"Thank you to the firefighters for their promptness in quickly extinguishing the fire and preventing it from spreading to other buildings," he stated.
