14 South Jakarta Fire Department personnel extinguish fire in KPK basement

A total of 14 personnel from the South Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Sudin Gulkarmat) extinguished a fire in the battery room of the basement of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Red and White Building. “We deployed three units or 14 personnel to extinguish the fire,” said Head of the South Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service Asril Rizal in Jakarta on Saturday. According to him, his office received information about the building fire on Jalan Kuningan Persada, No. Kav 4, RT 01/RW 06, Guntur, Setiabudi District, at 11.25 WIB. South Jakarta Fire Department officers then began operations to extinguish the fire at 11.32 WIB and started the cooling process at 11.34 WIB. “The current situation is that the fire has been extinguished and officers are continuing the process of removing smoke from the basement,” Asril said. As of now, the suspected cause, chronology and casualties resulting from the fire are still being investigated by the relevant parties.