Fire damages discotheque

Fire damages discotheque

JAKARTA (JP): A fire partially burned a discotheque and
karaoke hall building in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Sunday
night.

No fatalities were recorded during the fire which was first
noticed at 9:45 p.m. by a singer at the Scorpion Dangdut
Discotheque and Karaoke Hall.

Mirna Sari, 27, another singer, recalled that there were only
a few customers when the fire broke out on the second floor.

"Only three tables were occupied," she was quoted by Antara
wire service as saying.

The fire, however, caused the customers and dozens of singers
and staff to hastily leave the building.

Staff Yadi said the fire spread so quickly that he was unable
to continue using the discotheque's fire extinguishers.

The fire was put out about two hours later, after 12 fire
engines were dispatched to the site.

Central Jakarta Fire Department chief, Robert, estimated that
an electrical short circuit caused the fire.

"They (owners) used many colorful bulbs and the building is
made of flammable materials like wood and plastic," he said.
(bsr)