Kitchen bus for fire victims<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A new kitchen-equipped bus launched by the
\nCentral Jakarta Fire Department has helped residents whose houses
\nhave been gutted in a series of fires throughout the city.<\/p>\n
The Mercedes-Benz bus operated for the first time in Tanah
\nTinggi, Central Jakarta, when a fire gutted 217 houses on July 1.<\/p>\n
The bus, which was purchased by the City Administration in
\nFebruary last year, has helped firefighters prepare food for fire
\nvictims.<\/p>\n
Central Jakarta Fire Department Chief Freddy Aling said that
\nbesides giving meals to fire victims, the bus, which cost Rp 300
\nmillion (US$125,000), also prepares food for firefighters
\nwhenever a fire lasts a long time.<\/p>\n
\"Firefighters need logistic support prepared in the bus to
\nenable them to work more effectively,\" Freddy said.<\/p>\n
He said in the Tanah Tinggi fire, which started at about 6:30
\np.m., the firefighters worked until the early morning hours, even
\nthough they extinguished the fire at 10:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Out of 27 fire engines deployed at the fire site, some stayed
\nlonger to prevent the fire from reigniting, he said.<\/p>\n
The kitchen bus arrived at the fire scene at about 4:30 a.m.
\nfrom Central Jakarta Fire Department headquarters on Jl. Zainul
\nArifin.<\/p>\n
Eight bus crew members immediately started preparing food
\nsupplied by the City Social Services Office and the Indonesian
\nRed Cross, which also set up a communal kitchen for fire victims
\nat the time.<\/p>\n
Freddy said 50 kilograms of rice can be cooked on the bus in
\nabout 50 minutes.<\/p>\n
There is also a pot which can boil 200 eggs simultaneously.
\nThree 50-kilogram gas cylinders are on the bus as well.<\/p>\n
The bus is also equipped with a water pump and a 1000-liter
\nwater tank to supply water for cooking needs.<\/p>\n
Two 80-liter water dispensers are also on the diesel-fueled
\nbus.<\/p>\n
Three small refrigerators on the left side of the bus are used
\nto keep food and vegetables fresh.<\/p>\n
Kitchen equipment runs on electricity supplied by a 10 KVA-
\nportable generator. (jun)<\/p>",
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