Building gutted by fire

Building gutted by fire

JAKARTA (JP): A fire gutted the premises of all three
businesses in a two-story building on Jl. Kramat Pulo in Central
Jakarta yesterday afternoon.

The fire started at 3:20 p.m. and was brought under control by
fourteen fire engines from Central Jakarta Fire Department in one
hour.

No fatalities were reported and the cost of the damage had not
been estimated by yesterday evening.

The chief of the fire department, Ferdy Aling, believed the
fire was caused by a short circuit.

All 12 people in the building escaped, Anwar, the building's
owner, said.

The three gutted premises were a Padang restaurant, an
advertising agency office and a printing shop.

Anwar said he was on the first floor of the building when
occupants of the adjacent buildings told him that smoke was
billowing from the top floor of the building. (ivy)