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        "id": 2031766,
        "msgid": "bpbd-500-homes-in-serdang-hamlet-destroyed-by-fire-1791683456",
        "date": "2026-10-11 08:17:14",
        "title": "BPBD: 500 Homes in Serdang Hamlet Destroyed by Fire",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A fire in Serdang Hamlet, South Bangka Regency, affected about 500 homes and an estimated 2,000 people, according to the Bangka Belitung Islands Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD). The blaze has been extinguished, but the affected area and final damage figures are still being assessed; strong winds and dry conditions helped the flames spread from nearby land to the settlement.",
        "content": "<p>Pangkalpinang (ANTARA) \u2013 The Bangka Belitung Islands Provincial\nDisaster Management Agency (BPBD) said on Saturday evening (10 October)\nthat about 500 homes had been affected by a fire in Serdang Hamlet,\nJelutung 2 Village, South Bangka Regency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThankfully, the fire has now been extinguished, although cooling\noperations are still under way,\u201d acting provincial BPBD head Agus Afandi\nsaid in Serdang on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He said preliminary data collected as of 7 am local time on Sunday\n(11 October) put the number of homes affected at around 500 and the\nnumber of people affected at 2,000. The size of the affected area was\nnot yet known, as data collection was continuing.<\/p>\n<p>He said the fire in Serdang Hamlet began at about 3.10 pm on Saturday\n(10 October). At that time, the commander of BPBD Bangka Belitung\u2019s\nsecond response team received information and monitored social media\nreports of a land fire in Serdang Hamlet, Jelutung 2 Village, Simpang\nRimba District, South Bangka Regency.<\/p>\n<p>The on-duty team commander then contacted the head of the provincial\nBPBD\u2019s KL division, who prepared personnel and equipment to be sent to\nthe scene in Serdang Hamlet, Jelutung 2 Village.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire remains unknown. The flames reportedly started\nin land near the residential area before spreading to homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrong winds and dry conditions caused the fire to spread more\nquickly into the settlement. Most of the homes had wooden walls. The\n9.10 pm update said hundreds of homes had been destroyed, but the\nfigures were not final,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
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