Police tape remains around the Trans Home building-supplies\nsupermarket on Jalan Jogja-Solo, Kalitirto, Berbah, Sleman, in the\nSpecial Region of Yogyakarta. The store caught fire in early October\n2026, killing two female employees. Investigators are continuing their\ninquiry to establish the cause.<\/p>\n
\u201cInvestigators are still looking into the incident. A crime-scene\nexamination is planned for the coming weeks,\u201d Sleman Police public\nrelations chief First Inspector Argo Anggoro told detikjogja by\ntelephone on Monday (12 October 2026).<\/p>\n
Argo said various steps had been taken, including preparations for\nthe examination, which will involve the INAFIS team. He did not specify\nwhen it would take place.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe INAFIS team will be involved. The owner of Trans Home has also\nbeen questioned,\u201d Argo added.<\/p>\n
Kalitirto village head Ari Hadi said residents\u2019 activities and\nconditions in the surrounding area had returned to normal, but the store\nhad not reopened.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not operating yet. But I have heard that a temporary office\nhas been set up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A detikjogja visit found police tape still surrounding the store,\nwith its metal gates firmly closed. Soot remains on the building, and\nthere was no activity inside. A few security guards were stationed on\nthe road in front of the shop.<\/p>\n
Aan, who lives across the road, said there had been no activity at\nthe store since the fire was extinguished. The smoke had cleared.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no more smoke, including from the basement, where the fire\nhad previously been difficult to put out. Firefighters remained on guard\nfor several days after the incident,\u201d he told detikjogja.<\/p>\n
The fire broke out at the Trans Home building-supplies store on Jalan\nJogja-Solo, Kalitirto, Berbah, Sleman, at about 1pm on Thursday (1\nOctober).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was around 1pm. The cause is not yet known; firefighters are\nstill tackling the blaze,\u201d Kalitirto village head Ari Hadi told\ndetikjogja that afternoon.<\/p>\n
Fire engines from Yogyakarta, Sleman and Klaten were deployed to\nextinguish the fire, prompting the closure of part of Jalan Jogja-Solo.\nTraffic was diverted to an alternative route.<\/p>\n
Two female employees died in the blaze. A joint search-and-rescue\nteam found them inside the building.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we found them, they had stopped breathing and had no pulse. We\nthen took them to Bhayangkara Hospital,\u201d said Dedi Prasetyo, coordinator\nof the Sleman standby unit of the Yogyakarta Search and Rescue Agency,\nat the scene on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe coordinated and carried out the evacuation after receiving\ninitial information that two people were trapped inside. First, we had\nto ensure the area was safe from fire and smoke before evacuating the\nvictims,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dedi said the two victims were evacuated in 15 minutes. \u201cThe first\nwas evacuated in about eight minutes, and the second in about seven,\nmaking 15 minutes in total. They were found on the third floor, close\ntogether near the stairs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe victims were identified as Ms W and Ms S. The cause of the fire\nhas not yet been established; we will coordinate with the police,\u201d Dedi\nadded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/police-to-examine-trans-home-fire-scene-in-sleman-1791816632", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }