Fire razes houses and a truck

Fire razes houses and a truck

JAKARTA (JP): Fire gutted two houses and a truckload of
methanol Monday night causing financial losses estimated at more
than Rp 10 million (US$62,800), but nobody was injured.

Fire destroyed J.M. Siahaan's house on Jl. Cawang II/19,
Makasar, East Jakarta. The fire, caused by a short circuit at
7:20 p.m., was extinguished by six fire engines.

No casualties were reported and financial losses have yet to
be calculated.

A house owned by Minarbati on Jl. Mawar IV/14, Karang Indah,
Ciledug, Tangerang, was razed by fire at 9:30 p.m. Monday. The
cause of fire is still under police investigation.

A double-tanker carrying 12,000 liters of methanol owned by PT
Indoship Nusa Cemerlang burst into flames after the rear axle
broke in two, causing sparks to ignite the liquid fuel, according
to the driver's assistant, Winarno.

The incident, on the Cikampek toll road near the Halim
Perdanakusuma military airbase, East Jakarta, only lasted ten
minutes until three fire engines rushed to the scene.

No one was hurt, but sources at the East Jakarta fire control
said financial loss of the burnt tanker was estimated at over Rp
10 million. (04)