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Fire razes home, school in South Jakarta
While residents were celebrating Idul Fitri, a flash fire ripped through a residential area in Grogol Utara, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, on Wednesday
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hile residents were celebrating Idul Fitri, a flash fire ripped through a residential area in Grogol Utara, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, on Wednesday.
Jaka, a resident who witnessed the incident, said the fire started at a house on Jl. An-Nur Mosque and spread to an elementary school building.
Residents helped the fire crew put out the fire.
'The fire was extinguished within 30 minutes,' Jaka said as quoted by beritajakarta.com.
A representative from the South Jakarta council, Edi Sucipto, said the fire was caused by a short circuit.
The police investigation is ongoing.
