25 injured in Cengkareng fire

25 injured in Cengkareng fire

JAKARTA: Fire swept through a complex of shop-houses in Palem
Lestari, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, on Thursday afternoon, leaving
25 people injured with burns.

An officer at the Cengkareng Police station said the victims
were being treated at the nearby Cengkareng General Hospital. Two
of the victims have been released, but the others are still being
treated for serious burns.

Marcus E.H. Nusa, a doctor on duty in the emergency room, said
he feared the victims might develop infections that would affect
their respiratory systems.

"The fire started at about 3:35 p.m. We're still investigating
the cause of the fire, but we suspect it was caused by a
liquefied gas tank that exploded in a perfume shop," the
policeman said.

The West Jakarta Fire Department deployed 11 trucks to the
scene of the fire and they were able to extinguish the blaze in
about three hours. -- JP