Glodok Plaza saved from fire gutting

Glodok Plaza saved from fire gutting

JAKARTA (JP): Puspo Adiyuwono, the Managing Director of PT
Multi Plaza Properties, said yesterday that Glodok Plaza, a
shopping center managed by the company, was not damaged by a fire
last Saturday.

Puspo said the building affected by the fire was Plaza 21,
which houses a cinema complex, a number of restaurants and stores
selling a wide variety of electronics goods.

Puspo said in a statement made available to The Jakarta Post
that the building was not affected by the huge fire on Saturday
afternoon which damaged the second floor of the Plaza 21 building
attached to Glodok Plaza.

Due to the close position of the two buildings it is difficult
for outsiders to differentiate the one belonging to Glodok Plaza
from the other, Plaza 21.

Puspo said the fire was extinguished by officers of the West
Jakarta fire department with the help of employees, security
guards and cleaning service attendants of Glodok Plaza.

"Our employees could help prevent the fire from spreading to
the Glodok Plaza building because of the intense fire drills
frequently held between the city fire department and the company,
as well as the top condition of its fire precaution devices,
which were also major factors in saving the building."

Puspo said Glodok Plaza reopened to the public, business as
usual, only one day after the fire gutted Plaza 21.

"In greeting Christmas and the New Year, 1995, we are holding
a computer exhibition on the second floor and Christmas bazaar in
the main hall," he said. (mas)