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Fire guts musical instrument shop

| Source: JP

Fire guts musical instrument shop

JAKARTA (JP): A fire gutted a musical instrument shop on Jl.
Tanjung Barat Raya in Jagakarsa subdistrict, South Jakarta, on
Tuesday morning, causing estimated material losses of Rp 400
million (US$36,360).

The fire, believed to have been caused by a short circuit, was
spotted at about 5:30 a.m., Anton Fauzi R., the shop's owner,
said.

"We're sad over this incident because actually we're still in
the process of insuring both the building and its contents,"
Anton was quoted by Antara as saying.

No fatalities were reported Anton said that all his family
members managed to escape without injury.

Achmad Satiri of the South Jakarta fire department said that
his office was informed about the fire at 5:50 a.m.

"The fire was extinguished within 30 minutes with the help of
seven fire crews," he said. (hhr)

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