Firefighters Still Working to Extinguish Warehouse Blaze in North Jakarta

The North Jakarta and Kepulauan Seribu Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat) is still working to extinguish a fire that engulfed a warehouse on Jalan Komplek Kawasan Number F17, RT 01/RW 10, Rorotan Village, Cilincing District, on Friday. “The object on fire is a warehouse. Thank God, it has been localised and the cooling process is underway,” said Gatot Sulaeman, Head of Operations for North Jakarta and Kepulauan Seribu Gulkarmat, in Jakarta on Friday. A total of 17 fire engines with 85 personnel are battling the blaze. He said officers were alerted to the fire by residents at 18:53 WIB and arrived at the scene at 19:02 WIB. “The fire has been successfully localised. It is currently in the cooling phase after one hour of firefighting,” he said. The cause of the fire and the amount of losses have not yet been determined. “The data is still being collected,” Gatot said.