Fire at a Restaurant in Kelapa Gading Successfully Extinguished
Reported by Anita Karyati | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
North Jakarta and Seribu Islands Fire Handling and Rescue Sub-agency personnel successfully extinguished fire at a restaurant on Jalan Boulevard Raya Block LA1, Kelapa Gading Barat Urban Village, Kelapa Gading District.
four firetrucks with 22 personnel
Sub-agency's Head Section of Operation, Gatot Sulaeman said the incident was reported by a local resident at 7:27 AM.
Fire on Jalan Tanjung Duren Utara I Successfully Extinguished"We deployed four firetrucks with 22 personnel to the scene," he said, Wednesday (11/26).
He added that personnel managed to localize the fire at 7:35 AM. Then personnel continued with the cooling process.
"The personnel successfully extinguished the fire at 7:51 AM," he added.
Gatot explained that a fire suspected to have been caused by a gas cylinder explosion resulted in five employees being injured. They are Anang (30), Danang (30), Leon (40), Timbul (40), and Zakiah (46).
"The victims have been evacuated to the nearest community health center," he explained.
Meanwhile, restaurant owner, Pipit (46) expressed her gratitude to the personnel who quickly carried out the extinguishing process, so that the fire did not spread further to other buildings.
"The fire was quickly extinguished by the personnel," she admitted.
