Cafe Fire in Ciracas, East Jakarta: 30 Firefighters Deployed

The East Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat) deployed 30 personnel to extinguish a fire that engulfed a cafe on Jalan Lapangan Tembak, Kelapa Dua Wetan Village, Ciracas District, on Monday evening (27/7). Head of Operations for the East Jakarta Gulkarmat, Abdul Wahid, confirmed that his team dispatched six fire engines immediately after receiving a report from residents. “We deployed six units with 30 personnel to extinguish the cafe fire on Jalan Lapangan Tembak,” said Abdul Wahid in Jakarta on Monday evening. According to the chronology, Gulkarmat received the fire report at approximately 9.28 pm Western Indonesia Time. Officers from the Ciracas Post along with supporting units arrived at the scene at 9.34 pm and began extinguishing operations one minute later. Thanks to the officers’ alertness, the fire was successfully localised by 9.47 pm to prevent it from spreading to surrounding buildings. The cooling process then commenced at 9.51 pm under a yellow status. As of now, the East Jakarta Gulkarmat is still conducting searches at the fire scene. Officers are also investigating the definitive cause of the fire, confirming whether there are any casualties, and recording the total material losses caused by the incident.