Bar on Jl. Blora catches fire

JAKARTA: A bar located in the entertainment center of Jl. Blora in Central Jakarta caught fire early on Tuesday.

The fire was first detected at 3:20 a.m., more than an hour after it closed. The fire started on the second floor of the building, possibly caused by a short circuit or negligence of an employee who forgot to turn off an electrical appliance, detik.com reported.

Several employees who were still there immediately tried to put out the fire, but to no avail. Eight firefighting units rushed to the site at about 4 a.m. and immediately extinguished the fire. --JP