Six injured in Cipinang fire

Six injured in Cipinang fire

JAKARTA (JP): At least 15 houses in a densely populated area
of Cipinang, East Jakarta, were gutted by fire on Thursday,
injuring six local residents, including two seriously.

The East Jakarta Fire Department sent 10 fire engines to
extinguish the blaze, which began at 9:30 a.m.

Witnesses said the two victims with serious injuries,
identified as Rika and Zulkarnaen, were rushed to the nearby
Persahabatan Hospital.

The other four victims were identified as Mamat, 60; Slamet,
22; Setu, 30; and Supardi, 27, Antara reported.

The fire, which left 31 families homeless, is thought to have
started in the home of Buyung Darwis, a local food vendor.

"A stove being used by two of Buyung's children leaked
kerosene which then ignited and spread rapidly through his
house," Didik, the neighborhood chief, said.