Warehouse engulfed by flames<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A major fire engulfed a two-story warehouse of a
\ncosmetic and medical equipment distributor at the Pulogadung
\nindustrial complex in East Jakarta on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
No fatalities were reported, but the warehouse owner, PT Mensa
\nBina Sukses, suffered an estimated hundreds of millions of rupiah
\nin material losses.<\/p>\n
An eyewitness said he heard an explosion somewhere in the
\nwarehouse, but he was not sure whether the explosion came first
\nor the fire.<\/p>\n
\"I'm not sure which happened first, the explosion or the
\nfire,\" one of the company's salespeople, Rizal, said.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fire, believed to have started at 1:15 p.m.
\nin one of the rooms of the building, is still under police
\ninvestigation.<\/p>\n
The fire also burned a sedan belonging to Mensa Bina Sukses
\ninside the warehouse.<\/p>\n
The eyewitness said he saw none of the warehouse's 240
\nemployees at the time, but there were some people, believed to be
\nthe firm's salespeople, who later helped evacuate some
\nmerchandise and office equipment.<\/p>\n
\"We at least were able to save some equipment and boxes of
\ncosmetics,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The East Jakarta Fire Department, which received information
\n10 minutes after the fire started, dispatched 11 fire engines to
\nthe scene with about 65 crew.<\/p>\n
Although the scene and water sources were easy to reach, it
\ntook the fire fighters three hours to put out the blaze due to
\nthe huge number of flammable items inside the store and the
\nstrong wind. (04\/bay)<\/p>",
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