Fire destroys automobile repair shop

Fire destroys automobile repair shop

JAKARTA: Fire razed an automobile repair shop on Jl. Saharjo
Raya, South Jakarta, on Friday, destroying a number of cars that
were waiting to be repaired.

According to a South Jakarta fire department official, Abdul
Fakar, the fire occurred at 1:20 p.m. and after deploying 13
firefighter units the fire was extinguished at 3:30 p.m., thus
preventing it from spreading to other buildings.

The cause of fire is still under investigation, but the fire
department speculated that it was caused by an electric short
circuit.

"We had to call for reinforcements from the East Jakarta
firefighters unit as there were strong winds, which made the fire
spread quickly and water hydrants were scarce," Abdul said.--JP