Fire engulfs 10 houses

Fire engulfs 10 houses

JAKARTA: Around 10 houses in the Karet Kuningan area of
South Jakarta were gutted by fire around Friday noon, but there
were no reports of casualties.

South Jakarta Fire Department sent 10 firefighter units but
has yet to determine the cause of the fire, which occurred at
11:30 a.m.

The fire was finally extinguished at around 3 p.m., with
residents complaining that firefighters had not responded quickly
enough as there were only four fire engines at the location by
12:45 p.m.

"The houses were homestays, and the leaseholders were mostly
out of town on vacation," Lambri Atmaja, one staff member at
South Jakarta Fire Department told The Jakarta Post.

"We tried to get there as soon as we could," he said, in
response to the complaints voiced by residents. --JP