Fire destroys 12 houses

Fire destroys 12 houses

JAKARTA (JP): A fire razed 12 houses and a gasoline kiosk
yesterday on Jl. Dr. Makaliwe, Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta.
But no fatalities were reported.

The fire, which started at 10 a.m., might have caused Rp 150
million (US$62,500) worth of damage, an officer at the Tanjung
Duren police subprecinct said.

"We suspect the fire originated from the gasoline kiosk," he
said.

He said the kiosk's owner, Saragih, told the police that one
of his three employees had thrown a cigarette butt into a plastic
drum containing gasoline.

Police are still hunting for the three employees.

West Jakarta Fire Brigade Chief Syamsir Makmur said 12 fire
trucks extinguished the fire within an hour. (jun)