A Sederhana Baru Padang restaurant on Jl
Sederhana Baru Padang restaurant on Jl. Brigjen Katamso in Slipi, West Jakarta was gutted by fire on Tuesday morning. Six employees and two motorcycle taxi drivers standing near the restaurant were injured in the incident.
Jakarta Polices spokesman Sr. Comr. Awi Setiyono told reporters that an employee of the restaurant had smelled what appeared to be a gas leak at 6:40 a.m. as staff started cooking.
“The employee tried to stop the leak but suddenly it burst into flames,” Awi said.
Some of the employees suffered severe burn injuries. They were rushed to the nearby Pelni Petamburan Hospital in West Jakarta, he said.
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