Fire razes houses in Gunung Sahari

JAKARTA: A fire gutted nine houses on Jl. Industri II, North Gunung Sahari subdistrict, Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta, late on Monday.

There were no fatalities, however, according to fire agency official Abas Adiwijaya, as reported by tempointeraktif.com.

The fire started at about 22:15 p.m. in one of the houses. Winds enabled the fire to spread fast to neighboring houses. Firemen took over three hours to extinguish the fire.

Firemen said the fire was caused by a short circuit. -- JP