Fire destroys discotheque

Fire destroys discotheque

JAKARTA (JP): Fire gutted yesterday the Terminal One
Discotheque at the Harco shopping center in Glodok, Jl. Hayam
Wuruk, West Jakarta.

A West Jakarta Police Precinct captain said the fire, which
began at 2:20 p.m, started in the discotheque's kitchen.

"The losses have yet to be calculated. The fire was probably
caused by an electrical short circuit in the kitchen," the
officer said.

West Jakarta Fire Brigade Chief Syamsir Makmur said his men
found it hard to extinguish the fire because the discotheque,
which was located in the building's third, fourth and fifth
floors, had only one small entrance.

Twelve fire trucks, one with ladders, put out the fire at 4:30
p.m.

Discotheheque security officer M. Junaidi said only four
employees, including him, were in the discotheque when the fire
broke out.

He said the discotheque was supposed to open last night after
closing Thursday night in line with the Governor's instruction to
close for the start of Ramadhan.

He said the discotheque's owner was holidaying in Puncak, West
Java.

The City Fire Brigade chief Suharsono said the fire was the
fifteenth in the city this month although most were small.

The worst fire was on Jl. Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, Tuesday,
in which two men, a woman and her child died. The blaze gutted a
four-story shophouse which was also a garment factory. (jun)