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        "id": 1798296,
        "msgid": "house-in-cirebon-burns-down-after-owner-forgets-to-extinguish-candle-during-blackout-1781182745",
        "date": "2026-06-11 18:49:42",
        "title": "House in Cirebon Burns Down After Owner Forgets to Extinguish Candle During Blackout",
        "author": "Karta Raharja Ucu",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A house in Waled, Cirebon Regency, was destroyed by fire early on Thursday morning after a candle left burning during a power cut was forgotten. Firefighters extinguished the blaze with the help of residents, and no casualties were reported. The owner, who was away at the time, suffered losses estimated at Rp 80 million.",
        "content": "<p>A house belonging to a resident in Kliwon Hamlet, Ambit Village,\nWaled District, Cirebon Regency, caught fire on Thursday around 3.34\na.m. Western Indonesia Time. The incident is suspected to have been\ncaused by negligence in leaving a lit candle unattended. Eno Sujana,\nHead of Firefighting, Rescue, and Infrastructure at the Cirebon Regency\nFire and Rescue Service, said the fire report was first received by the\nCikukak Sector from the local hamlet head. \u201cAfter receiving the report,\npersonnel and vehicles immediately headed to the scene,\u201d Eno said.\nAccording to Eno, based on information from local residents, the\nhomeowner was not at the property when the fire broke out. The fire is\nstrongly believed to have originated from a candle that was still\nburning in the kitchen area. \u201cThe candle was lit the previous evening\nwhen there was a power cut, but the homeowner forgot to extinguish it,\u201d\nEno explained. The incident was first noticed by the victim\u2019s neighbour.\nSeeing the growing flames, the witness immediately reported the incident\nto the homeowner and the Ambit Village hamlet head, who then forwarded\nit to the fire department. Before officers arrived, local residents\nworked together trying to extinguish the fire with makeshift equipment\nusing buckets of water. The firefighting efforts were ultimately\nmaximised after personnel from the Cikukak Sector, assisted by the\nCiledug Sector, village officials, and residents, collaborated to tame\nthe blaze. The fire was successfully extinguished at 4.25 a.m. Officers\nthen proceeded with the cooling down process to ensure the fire was\ncompletely out. \u201cThere were no fatalities in this incident,\u201d Eno\nconfirmed. However, the homeowner is estimated to have suffered losses\namounting to Rp 80 million. Besides the house structure being gutted,\nvarious household furnishings were also destroyed in the fire.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/house-in-cirebon-burns-down-after-owner-forgets-to-extinguish-candle-during-blackout-1781182745",
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