11 Fires Occur in Depok Over One Week

The Depok Fire and Rescue Service (DPKP) in West Java reported 11 major fire cases in Depok city during the period of 17-24 March 2026. The Head of the Operational Control Division of DPKP Depok, Tessy Haryati, stated that overall there were 11 fire cases resulting in substantial material losses. “Yes, the fire count data is 11, causing quite significant losses during the period 17-24 March 2026,” she said when contacted on Friday (27/3/2026). The fires included uncontrolled blazes affecting residential buildings, vehicles, solid objects (wood, paper), or cooking materials. “The main causes of the fires are electrical short circuits, gas leaks that often occur in household kitchens, and cigarette butts due to negligence,” she said. Tessy also reported that besides the 11 fires, DPKP handled 64 non-fire cases, namely rescue operations, during the period 17-24 March 2026. “DPKP Depok recorded 64 rescue operations handled during the period 17–24 March 2026,” she stated. According to Tessy, non-fire incidents still dominate the handling by field officers, particularly the evacuation of wild animals entering residential areas. “Over this past week, we handled 64 incidents. Rescue cases are dominated by animal evacuations such as snakes and monitor lizards,” she said. In the rescue category, snake evacuations were the most numerous with 18 incidents, followed by monitor lizards with 13 incidents. “Officers also handled cat evacuations in five incidents, as well as seven cases of vehicle keys left inside cars or motorcycles,” she said. “Additionally, there were two incidents of children locked inside houses, one case of a person falling into a well, and the evacuation of an elderly person who fell from the second floor of a house,” she explained. DPKP also managed seven wasp nest incidents, as well as various other incidents such as fallen trees, flooding, post-flood spraying, and unique events like fingers stuck in a dipper and rings that could not be removed. “The high number of non-fire incidents shows that DPKP’s role is not only in fire suppression but also as a broad rescue service for the community,” she concluded.