Factory Fire in Cakung: 16 Fire Engines Deployed

A fire broke out at a factory in the Cakung area of East Jakarta. A total of 16 fire engines were deployed to put out the blaze.

“Sixteen units and 80 personnel have been deployed,” the fire service command centre said when contacted on Saturday (10 October 2026).

Firefighters received the report at 3.58pm local time. They immediately headed to the site and began firefighting operations, which were still under way.

“The fire is currently being extinguished,” the command centre said.

The cause of the fire and whether there were any casualties were not yet known. The factory was a low-rise building.

“The object is a factory (an oil kitchen),” the command centre said.