Fire razes 3 stores in Tangerang

Fire razes 3 stores in Tangerang

TANGERANG: Fire razed three of six stores at Vila Mutiara
Pluit housing estate, Periuk district, Tangerang municipality, on
Wednesday morning.

Amir, 40, owner of PT Aneka Jaya, which operates a welding
workshop in one of the stores, was rushed to the clinic in
Sangiang subdistrict, suffering severe burns.

According to Sediaman, a worker in the welding workshop, some
employees were welding at 9:30 a.m. when a can of thinner was
spilt.

"Sparks from the welding then ignited a fire immediately and
workers panicked and ran out. Amir was the last to leave the
store and his body was on fire."

The six fire engines that arrived at the location managed to
put out the fire at 11 a.m.

Municipality fire chief Hendro Ruswiyanto estimated that
material losses caused by the fire amounted to Rp 200 million.
--JP