Cikokol market catches fire

Cikokol market catches fire

TANGERANG: Fire razed nearly 80 kiosks on the eastern side of
Cikokol market in Tangerang regency on Thursday afternoon.

No fatalities were reported in the incident, which was
immediately blamed on a short circuit, according to the head of
the market's security detail.

However, a trader named Udin, said that the fire was caused by
an exploding stove at the Engking Jaya food stall.

"I saw the owner Rohaniah blowing into the kerosene stove and
suddenly the stove exploded and started a big fire which later
spread to other kiosks," he was quoted as saying by
Tempointeraktif.com.

The firefighters managed to extinguish the fire before it
spread to other parts of the market. -- JP