Fire razes Cirebon market

Fire razes Cirebon market

CIREBON, West Java: Fire razed Drajat market in Cirebon, West
Java, on Monday night, inflicting billions of rupiah in losses on
hundreds of small traders. No fatalities were reported in the
incident.

An eyewitness, Udin Khoiruddin, said on Tuesday that the fire
broke out in one of the kiosks and quickly spread to others as
almost all the kiosks were made from combustible materials such
as wood. All the around 250 kiosks in the market were destroyed,
although the traders fought hard to extinguish the fire using
every means at their disposal.

Cirebon Regency Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Josep Wisnu
Sandjaya said that his officers were investigating the case. --
JP