Another market razed in Bogor

Another market razed in Bogor

JAKARTA (JP): Up to 21 semi-permanent kiosks at Pasar Merdeka,
Bogor, were razed to the ground by fire on Wednesday night,
causing millions of rupiah of damage. No fatalities have been
reported.

Vendors said the fire started at 8.30 pm when a vendors' stove
exploded. The fire immediately spread to other kiosks, the
Jayakarta daily reported yesterday.

Vendors and construction workers did their best to put out the
blaze before fire fighters arrived an hour later. Of the 39
kiosks at the market, only 18 are intact after the fire which
took fire fighters an hour to extinguish.

H. Alamsyah, head of the Bogor market authority stated that
the temporary kiosks on Jl. Merdeka were considered ineffective
before the fire.

The vendors were scheduled to move to new kiosks at Jl.
Kartini within two weeks. Unfortunately, the disaster struck and
the new kiosks are not yet completed.

The police department is currently investigating the cause of
the fire.

This is the second fire to hit Bogor's market this year. Kebun
Kembang market was destroyed in late March, killing 10 employees
of the Ramayana Department Store. (25)