Fire razes plastic mat factory

Fire razes plastic mat factory

JAKARTA: Fire destroyed a plastic mat factory on Jl. Kapuk
Raya, Penjaringan district, North Jakarta, on Friday at around
1:30 p.m.

A total of 11 fire trucks were deployed to extinguish the
fire, with the help of locals.

"It's difficult to extinguish the fire because there are many
plastic mats inside the factory. The plastic materials cause
thick smoke when we pour water on the fire," said Kabul, one of
the firemen at the scene.

"A lack of water in the area also added to the difficulties."

Penjaringan Police Second Insp. Suwanto said no casualties
were reported. Police were still investigating the cause of the
fire and estimating the material losses.

However, he said, a short circuit was suspected to be the
cause of the fire. -- Antara

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City clarifies unclear Rp 3 b fund
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City clarifies unclear Rp 3b fund

JAKARTA: City spokesman Muhayat on Friday denied
irregularities in a Rp 3 billion (US$352,941) fund allocated for
the Jakarta Parking Management Agency which had not been approved
by the City Council.

"The protest made by City Council Commission B about the Rp 3
billion fund is baseless," Yani Mulyadi said in a statement
received by The Jakarta Post.

The controversy came during a hearing between Commission B for
economic affairs and the parking agency on Tuesday. A number of
councillors in the commission questioned why the agency received
Rp 20 billion from the budget this year while the budget agreed
to by the commission last year was only Rp 17 billion.

Agency head Yani Mulyadi told the hearing that the additional
Rp 3 billion was agreed to by city secretary Ritola Tasmaya.

Muhayat also corrected another controversy about Rp 230
million in additional funds given to the agency which Yani said
he had not proposed.

He said the Rp 230 was provided by the Jakarta Finance Bureau
to be used for salaries and allowances.-JP