Fires raze store and houses

JAKARTA: Fires burned down a trophy store on Jl. Wahid Hasyim, Central Jakarta, on Monday and also razed seven houses in Taman Surya housing complex, Kalideres, West Jakarta.

The first fire started at around 10 a.m. at the Sumancahaya trophy store, owned by Haris. Ten fire engines from the Central Jakarta Fire Department were deployed to extinguish the fire.

Department spokesman Amanuddin said that the suspected cause of the fire was a short circuit.

Police are still investigating the matter.

No casualties were reported in the incident but a store employee, Syafuddin, suffered burns to his face and to both arms.

Later in the afternoon, a second fire destroyed seven houses at the Taman Surya complex at around 3:30 p.m. The West Jakarta Fire Department deployed seven fire engines to the site.

No casualties were reported but the cause and amount of material losses suffered by victims remain unknown. Police are also investigating this incident.