Fire guts Superindo grocery store

Fire guts Superindo grocery store

TANGERANG: The police questioned four people on Monday over
the fire which gutted Superindo grocery store in Pamulang
district, Tangerang, earlier that day. No fatalities were
reported.

Pamulang subprecinct Police chief Adj. Comr. Hartono said that
the four -- two security guards employed at the store and two
vendors of a nearby food stall -- were questioned as witnesses.

"A team from the National Police's Central Forensics
Laboratory has investigated the cause of the fire. But witnesses
said that the fire started from the American-fastfood restaurant
located at the back of the building," he said.

The fire, suspected to have been caused by arson, started at
around 4 a.m. Ten fire trucks were dispatched to the scene but by
2 p.m only the smoldering remains of the store were left. Ten
policemen were seen guarding the site, pending further forensic
investigations set for Tuesday.

An official of Tangerang regency's fire department, Sudrajat,
said that his men took about 10 hours to extinguish the fire
because there were no fire hydrants nor other fire-fighting
equipment at the grocery store. --JP