Fire razes 14 houses in W. Jakarta

Fire razes 14 houses in W. Jakarta

JAKARTA: An eight-alarm fire burned down 14 houses in a lower
middle-class residential area along Jl. Jelambar 2, Jelambar
subdistrict, West Jakarta on Wednesday.

The fire started at around 4:45 p.m. and no fatalities were
reported in the blaze.

Firefighter Waluyo Utomo said that 48 firemen in eight trucks
were deployed to extinguish the fire and managed to do so finally
at around 7:30 p.m.

He also said that the cause of the fire was still unknown and
currently under investigation by the West Jakarta Police.

Elshinta radio reported that a man named Indra reportedly
suffered a minor head injury after falling from a roof when he
was trying to help extinguish the fire.

The fire, which broke out just before rush hour, caused heavy
traffic congestion in and around Grogol, an area notorious for
heavy traffic under normal conditions. -- JP