Fire razes five houses

Fire razes five houses

JAKARTA: Five houses in Gg. Kamboja, Mampang Prapatan, South
Jakarta, were razed by fire early on Friday morning. No
casualties were reported and the ensuing losses have yet to be
estimated.

The Fire Brigade needed 40 minutes to quench the fire as it
had difficulties in reaching the location due to the fact it was
down a narrow alley.

Witnesses said the fire started in Mas Panjang's house.

Abdullah, the first resident to alert the neighborhood, said
that the fire began at around 0:30 a.m.

"I actually heard a liquid petroleum gas tank explode," he
said, as quoted by beritajakarta.com. However, his wife
immediately cast doubt on the accuracy of Abdullah's statement.
-- JP