Fire burns BMW showroom

Fire burns BMW showroom

JAKARTA (JP): A fire, believed to have been started by a short
circuit, damaged the two-story BMW showroom on Jl. Kapten
Tendean, South Jakarta, on Monday evening.

There were no reported fatalities at the site but an executive
of the repair service center and showroom of luxurious German
sedans estimated that the fire damaged the showroom building and
two cars in for repairs.

Two fire engines from the local fire brigade were deployed to
put out the blaze.

The executive said that material losses might surpass the Rp 1
billion (US$457,665) insurance claim of the building.

Chief Sergeant Tarseno from the Mampang police sub-precinct
told The Jakarta Post via telephone yesterday that the fire
started at around 4 p.m., somewhere on the second floor of the
glass-fronted building. (bsr)