Ambulances idle due to riots

Ambulances idle due to riots

JAKARTA (JP): Five of nine ambulances belonging to Cipto
Mangunkusumo Hospital were out of operation on Thursday night
because of a shortage of fuel.

Many gasoline filling stations closed after rioting erupted on
Wednesday.

"It was a long and tiring night. We had to transport many riot
victims in only four ambulances," Abdul Hadi, an ambulance
driver, said.

Hadi said he had to siphon gasoline out of other ambulances
until he eventually located a filling station which had opened in
Menteng, Central Jakarta.

He said the drivers had been busy because they had to take
doctors home as well.

"The doctors felt safe from rioters inside ambulances." he
said, as quoted by Antara. (jun)