Unattended stove caused fire

Unattended stove caused fire

JAKARTA: An unattended kerosene stove exploded and burned down
two houses on Jl. Mustika in Bidara Cina subdistrict of
Jatinegara, East Jakarta, on Tuesday afternoon while the
residents were away on holiday in their hometowns.

According to Gumanto from the East Jakarta Fire Brigade, a
teenager who was asked to look after the two houses located next
to one another, turned on the stove to cook and then forgot to
turn it off.

"The young man is apparently suffering from depression," added
Gumanto, who has been on duty during the Idul Fitri holiday
season for the past seven years.

He said six fire engine units from the East Jakarta Fire
Brigade and two from South Jakarta immediately rushed to the
incident and managed to extinguish the fire in about 70 minutes,
preventing the fire from spreading to other houses in the
neighborhood. --JP