Stalls Burnt in Kedoya, West Jakarta; 10 Firefighting Units Deployed

A number of stalls on Jalan Kedoya Raya, South Kedoya, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, were destroyed by fire on Friday afternoon. The fire brigade deployed dozens of personnel to subdue the flames in the densely populated area.

The Head of Operations for the West Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service, Syaiful Kahfi, confirmed that the fire report was received at 1:47 PM WIB. In response to the report, officers immediately moved towards the scene.

“Upon receiving the report, we immediately deployed an initial force of six units with 30 personnel,” Syaiful stated when confirmed in Jakarta on Friday.

Upon arrival at the location, officers found the fire already in a large-scale state, or ‘red status’. To accelerate the extinguishing process and prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings, the West Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service increased the number of vehicles and personnel on the ground.

In total, 10 fire engines supported by 50 personnel were deployed to the fire site. The extinguishing efforts were intensive, and officers managed to extinguish the main fire points approximately 20 minutes after the operation began.

At this time, the exact cause of the fire that destroyed the stalls has not yet been identified. Syaiful explained that by the time officers arrived, the fire had already grown so large that it was difficult to visually identify the initial source.

“It is not yet known; when officers arrived at the location, the status was already red (the fire was already raging),” Syaiful explained.

Although material losses are estimated to be quite significant given that several stalls were completely burnt, the Fire and Rescue Service ensured that there were no injuries or fatalities in this incident. Officers have since conducted a cooling process to ensure there are no remaining embers that could potentially trigger a secondary fire.