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        "id": 1816347,
        "msgid": "12-hour-factory-fire-in-tangerang-forces-resident-evacuations-1782114813",
        "date": "2026-06-22 14:15:35",
        "title": "12-Hour Factory Fire in Tangerang Forces Resident Evacuations",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "A massive fire at a sandal factory in Tangerang has burned for over 12 hours, prompting the evacuation of nearby residents due to thick, hazardous smoke. Local authorities have set up temporary shelters and health posts, though no cases of acute respiratory infection have been reported so far. The blaze at PT Murni Karetindo Lestari is the third and most severe to hit the facility.",
        "content": "<p>Dozens of residents of Tanah Tinggi sub-district, Tangerang City,\nliving near the site of a fire at the PT Murni Karetindo Lestari (King\nStone) sandal factory, were forced to evacuate on Monday (22\/6). The\nevacuation was carried out after thick smoke from the blaze, which had\nyet to be extinguished, blanketed the residential area, raising concerns\nabout residents\u2019 health.<\/p>\n<p>The fire, which has engulfed the one-hectare factory, has been raging\nfor more than 12 hours. By midday, firefighters were still battling the\nflames, which continued to produce thick black smoke. Smoke from the\nburning material began spreading into residential areas surrounding the\nsite, prompting some residents to voluntarily seek refuge with\nrelatives, while others were evacuated to temporary shelters prepared by\nthe local government.<\/p>\n<p>One resident, Pasiman, said he had already moved his children and\ngrandchildren to the Karawaci and Cisoka areas to avoid smoke exposure.\nHe noted that similar fires had occurred several times at the factory,\nbut this one was the worst. \u201cThere have been three fires, and this one\nis the most severe. My children and grandchildren have been evacuated to\nKarawaci and Cisoka so they are not affected by the smoke,\u201d Pasiman\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>The Tanah Tinggi sub-district government undertook mitigation\nmeasures by evacuating residents living within a radius of approximately\n200 metres from the fire site or those directly bordering the factory\narea. Tanah Tinggi Sub-district Head Dewi Angraeni said that a change in\nwind direction since morning had caused the thick smoke to move towards\nresidential areas. The situation was deemed potentially harmful to\nrespiratory health, making evacuation necessary as a precautionary\nstep.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince morning, the wind direction has changed towards Tanah Tinggi,\ncausing smoke to enter the residential area. Because the smoke is quite\nthick and is starting to affect breathing, we are evacuating residents\naround the location to a safer place,\u201d Dewi said. According to her, the\nsub-district office has coordinated with the Tanah Tinggi Community\nHealth Centre to monitor residents\u2019 health. A number of health workers\nhave been deployed to check the condition of people affected by the\nsmoke.<\/p>\n<p>However, no reports of residents suffering from Acute Respiratory\nInfection (ARI) have been found so far. Residents are still advised to\nwear masks when active, both indoors and outdoors, to minimise the risk\nof health problems due to smoke exposure. In addition to preparing\ntemporary shelters in places of worship, the Tanah Tinggi sub-district\noffice has also opened a health post near the fire site. The post is\nprovided to facilitate health checks for residents and enable early\ndetection of respiratory symptoms caused by the fire smoke.<\/p>",
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