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View all search resultsBillions of rupiah in losses from market fire: Vendors
Rescue attempts: Vendors retrieve goods and merchandise imperiled by the fire at Johar Market, which rapidly spread to nearby Yaik Market, from Saturday evening to Sunday morning
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Rescue attempts: Vendors retrieve goods and merchandise imperiled by the fire at Johar Market, which rapidly spread to nearby Yaik Market, from Saturday evening to Sunday morning. Vendors moved them to safer locations using becak (pedicabs) and other modes of transportation. (JP/Suherdjoko) (pedicabs) and other modes of transportation. (JP/Suherdjoko)
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span class="caption">Rescue attempts: Vendors retrieve goods and merchandise imperiled by the fire at Johar Market, which rapidly spread to nearby Yaik Market, from Saturday evening to Sunday morning. Vendors moved them to safer locations using becak (pedicabs) and other modes of transportation. (JP/Suherdjoko)
The fires that engulfed the Johar and Yaik markets in Semarang, Central Java, over the weekend likely inflicted billions of rupiah in losses. The precise amount has yet to be calculated.
Azis, a Johar Market vendor, said losses suffered by the roughly 8,000 vendors was likely between Rp 100 million (US$7,700) and Rp 300 million apiece.
'I just want there to be a certain place for us to start our businesses again. Hopefully, the government can act quickly [to find an alternative place] because I need to work again,' said Azis, a clothing vendor.
The flames at Johor Market rapidly spread to the nearby Yaik Market from Saturday evening to Sunday morning. Some Semarang residents said it was painful to see such an important landmark destroyed. The market was on the city's list of heritage sites.
Johar Market, with its dozens of pillars supporting its mushroom-shaped roof, was widely regarded as among the most beautiful markets in Southeast Asia when it opened in the 1930s. It was built by Dutch architect Thomas Karsten.
Experts have long lauded the Johar Market as an environmentally friendly structure. With well-designed ventilation and lighting, the market remained cool and bright despite being crowded with thousand of vendors. (ebf)
