North Jakarta Firefighters Deploy 11 Engines to Extinguish House Fire

The North Jakarta and Thousand Islands Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat) deployed 11 fire engines to extinguish a house fire on Jalan Yos Sudarso, Rawabadak Utara, Koja, North Jakarta, on Wednesday night.

“A total of 11 fire engines with 55 personnel were deployed to extinguish the flames,” said Gatot Sulaeman, Head of Operations for North Jakarta and Thousand Islands Gulkarmat, in Jakarta on Wednesday.

The firefighting process was ongoing at the time of the report. “The object on fire is a residential house,” he added.

Officers received fire reports from residents at 6:09 PM WIB and proceeded immediately to the location to begin firefighting efforts.

“Officers arrived at 6:14 PM WIB and immediately commenced extinguishing the fire,” said Gatot.