30 Homes in Johar Baru Burn Down, 250 People Displaced

Approximately 30 homes in the Tanah Tinggi sub-district, Central Jakarta, were destroyed in a fire early Thursday morning (4 June).

“The affected area consists of 30 residential buildings,” said the Head of the Central Jakarta Fire and Rescue Department, Syarifudin, in Jakarta, Thursday.

According to him, the fire that destroyed approximately 30 homes occurred around 00:15 WIB on Jalan Tanah Tinggi IV, RT 009/RW 007, Tanah Tinggi sub-district, Johar Baru district, Central Jakarta.

Syarifudin said that officers received a report of the fire incident at 00:15 WIB. Then, at 00:20 WIB, officers began carrying out fire extinguishing operations.

About an hour later, precisely at 01:35 WIB, officers managed to contain the fire, and the operation was declared complete at 04:24 WIB.

“We deployed 23 fire trucks and 140 people, divided into two stages,” said Syarifudin.

Meanwhile, the suspected cause of the fire is still under investigation, but the area affected by the fire is known to be approximately 250 square meters.

Syarifudin confirmed that all victims, totaling 240 people from 60 families, are safe.

“According to the chronology of events, at around 00:00 WIB, a resident of the house, which is suspected to be the source of the fire, woke up because he felt the heat from the room where he was sleeping on the second floor. When he woke up, the fire was already large, so he went to save himself,” explained Syarifudin.