Fire razes former police chief's house

Fire razes former police chief's house

JAKARTA (JP): A fire gutted a house belonging to former
National Police chief Gen. (ret). Banurusman Astrosemitro on Jl.
Blok I in the Bukit Sarua Indah housing complex, Ciputat, South
Jakarta Saturday. No fatalities were reported.

A firefighter of the South Jakarta fire department, Yoyok,
said yesterday the fire, which started about 9 a.m., caused
material losses valued at millions of rupiah.

"The fire was believed to be caused by an electric short
circuit in the house," Yoyok said.

A police officer at the South Jakarta police precinct said the
house was occupied by Banurusman's relatives, who were away when
the fire took place.

According to a maid in the house, the fire started in the
kitchen.

The maid shouted for help upon seeing the fire quickly spread
to other parts of the house.

The fire department deployed four fire engines and
Fire razes former police chief's house extinguished the fire in
about two hours. (jun)