Fire guts 112 kiosks

Fire guts 112 kiosks

BOGOR (JP): A massive fire gutted 112 kiosks and damaged 15
others at the Cileungsi market of Cileungsi Kidul village in the
early hours of Friday.

"The fire started at about 1 a.m. at a kiosk belonging to a
plastics seller, Sony, in block B. But the cause of fire is still
under police investigation," head of Cileungsi district Mas'an
Djadjuli told reporters.

"Thirteen fire trucks were deployed to put out the fire, which
they succeeded in doing at about 5 a.m.," he added.

According to the traders, they were about to open their stalls
when the fire started, leaving them in a panic as they attempted
to save their merchandise.

Firemen found it difficult to put out the fire because there
were no fire hydrants available in the market, which has been
operating for four years.

"The market is a permanent one but there isn't a single fire
hydrant available. We had to take our water supply from the PT
Aspac Paper plant, some 4 kilometers away," said a fireman.

"Other trucks even had to take their water supply from Cibubur
Flower Park," he added. (21/nvn)