33 Fire Engines Deployed as House Fire in Kramat Pulo Contained

A fire broke out in a densely populated residential complex in Kramat Pulo, Central Jakarta. Firefighters have now managed to contain it.

“The fire has been contained,” Jakarta’s DKI Fire and Rescue Command Centre said on Thursday (8 October 2026).

As of 9.05pm, firefighters were still working to extinguish the blaze. A total of 33 fire engines had been sent to the scene.

“Thirty-three units and 98 personnel have been deployed,” the DKI Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service added.

The fire was reported to have started at 6.45pm. “Yes, there is a fire in Kramat Pulo,” Maryono, an officer with the Central Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service, said when contacted.

He said firefighters had gone to the scene and that efforts to extinguish the fire were continuing.

“Yes, that’s right. We’re still in the process of extinguishing it,” he said.

He did not provide further details about the cause of the fire, saying the property involved was a house in a densely populated area.

“We’re still dealing with it. Yes, the information is that a house is on fire,” he said.