Fire in Jatinegara Destroys Five Houses, Suspected to be Caused by Electrical Short Circuit

Five terraced houses were affected, comprising a dwelling, a workshop, and a printing shop, according to East Jakarta Fire and Disaster Handling Agency (Sudin Gulkarmat) on-duty officer Edi Purwoko. ‘We deployed ten units and 50 personnel to extinguish the blaze. Five family cards (KK) were affected, involving 28 people.’ He added that the fire’s origin was the house left by its occupants; ‘for now, we suspect it originated from an electrical fault.’ ‘The buildings burned include a printing shop, a workshop, and a dwelling. Yes, a dwelling.’ By around 7:00 PM WIB, the blaze had been extinguished, and electrical installations at the site were still live. Displaced residents took shelter at a nearby musalla near the fire site.