Fire razes 3-storied building<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A fire razed a three-storied building housing a
\nsmall garment firm on Jl. Gunung Sahari in Central Jakarta on
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n
\"The total loss caused by the fire is being calculated,\"
\nCentral Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Abubakar Nataprawira said,
\nadding that some employees were questioned about the fire. No
\nfatalities were reported.<\/p>\n
Abubakar said the fire, which gutted the building owned by PT
\nDuta Barudan, might have been caused by an electrical short-
\ncircuit.<\/p>\n
An official at the Central Jakarta Police precinct who wished
\nto remain anonymous said it was possible that the company had
\nbeen illegally using the electricity.<\/p>\n
Wati, one of workers, said the fire started about 11 a.m and
\nlasted one hour.<\/p>\n
Forty female workers who were sleeping on the building's third
\nfloor woke and ran out in panic, she said. Those who work until
\nlate at night normally sleep in a room on the third floor.<\/p>\n
\"We were working the night shift. We were asleep in the
\nmorning when the fire happened,\" another employee told the
\npolice.<\/p>\n
Kuswarti, another employee, said she jumped from the third
\nfloor, injuring her left hand. She is now being treated at Husada
\nhospital.<\/p>\n
The fire, disrupting traffic for almost two hours, destroyed
\nthe building and many rolls of textile. (jun)<\/p>",
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