Firefighters Extinguish Workshop Fire in Kembangan Utara

Firefighters managed to overcome a fire that struck a workshop on Jalan Kampung Baru, Kembangan Utara, Kembangan District, West Jakarta, on Tuesday.

The Head of Operations for the West Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service, Syaiful Kahfi, stated that his office received the fire report at 12:43 WIB.

“The object on fire was a workshop,” Syafer said in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Syaiful noted that officers arrived at the location around 12:48 WIB and immediately began firefighting operations at 12:49 WIB. “To handle the fire, the West Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service deployed a total of 12 fire engines with 60 personnel,” he said.

Officers, according to Syaiful, successfully localised the fire at 13:10 WIB after battling the flames for 20 minutes. Subsequently, a cooling process was carried out starting from 13:26 WIB to ensure there were no remaining hotspots that could potentially trigger a re-ignition.

“The firefighting operation was declared complete at 14:00 WIB. The fire handling status was recorded as green, with the final situation showing the fire had been successfully extinguished,” he added.