'Peci' factory destroyed by fire

'Peci' factory destroyed by fire

JAKARTA (JP): A fire gutted a Tanah Abang home industry that
produces peci (national cap) in Central Jakarta on Thursday
morning.

No fatalities were reported, but the fire, that occurred at 7
a.m., also burnt a Mercedes-Benz sedan and two motorcycles
belonging to Makmun Sahabudi, the owner of the two-story house on
Jl. Kampung Bali.

Hundreds of local residents rushed to the scene to help
extinguish the fire and to stop it from spreading to neighboring
houses.

Firefighters then arrived in 10 fire engines.

The fire was reportedly difficult to put out due to the large
amount of textile materials and carpets in the building.

With the help of residents and the rain, firefighters took two
hours to extinguish the blaze.

Makmun speculated that the fire, that he said caused his
business hundreds of millions of rupiah in losses, was started by
a short circuit.

"I first saw the fire in the dining room," he told reporters
at the site.

Makmun said that he was alone with his wife at the house when
the fire started.

The other family members were on vacation in Bali, he added.
(jun)