Fire razes stalls in Senen

JAKARTA: A fire gutted 26 stalls selling second-hand goods in Kali Baru Timur, Senen, Central Jakarta, early on Saturday.

The fire started at 3:30 a.m. and it took around an hour for firemen to put out the blaze. Ten fire trucks were sent to the scene.

Local residents speculated that the blaze was the result of an electrical short circuit. But police sources in Senen told Antara that the fire might have been caused by an exploding stove.

No casualties were reported, but stallholders said they had suffered major losses as a result of the incident.

The police are still questioning a number of eyewitnesses to determine the actual cause of the fire.--JP