20 Dorm Rooms in Matraman Burnt
access_time August 18 2015 11:15 AM remove_red_eye 2796
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Arief Rahman
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Arief Rahman
A fire gutted 20 dorm rooms on Jalan Arjuna 1 RT 08/07, Utan Kayu Selatan Urban Village, Matraman, East Jakarta, Tuesday (8/18). Although no casualties, the material losses estimated at Rp 1.2 billion.
We expected the fire generated by short circuit in one room
Relaying on beritajakarta.com data, fire emerging from the sparks at engine water pump in one of dorm room and quickly spread to the other dorm rooms.
Picket Officer of East Jakarta Fire Managing and Rescuing Sub-Department, Bambang Mujianto said, his side got information about the fire around 5:30 AM and deployed 14 fire trucks immediately to the location.
Here They Are Fire-Prone Areas in North Jakarta"We expected the fire generated by short circuit in one room, then the fire spread around other unit," told Mujianto.
Mujianto said the fire was extinguished around 7 AM.
