Fire guts book warehouse

Tue, 31 Jan 1995

JAKARTA (JP): Fire gutted a warehouse of PT. Gunung Agung, a book and publishing company on Jl. Kwitang No. 37-38, Central Jakarta, yesterday.

City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. Bambang Haryoko told reporters that the fire started at 9:15 and was extinguished at 10:30 by six fire engines.

Bambang said the company lost only Rp 6 million thanks to the fire fighters' swift action in preventing the fire from burning the whole building, Antara reported.

It was reported that a short circuit could have been the cause of the fire. (mas/bsr)

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