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Help pour in to give solace to Simprug fire victims
While most people were buying new clothes at fancy malls in Jakarta for the Idul Fitri holiday, dozens of people swarmed a blue tent on Monday trying out used clothes donated to victims of a massive fire that razed a crowded slum area in Simprug in South Jakarta.
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Residents extinguish remains of a fire in Simprug, Kebayoran Lama on Sunday. The assistance in the form of staple foods and clothes have been distributed shortly after the fire.
(Jakarta post/Jerry Adiguna)
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span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px;">While most people were buying new clothes at fancy malls in Jakarta for the Idul Fitri holiday, dozens of people swarmed a blue tent on Monday trying out used clothes donated to victims of a massive fire that razed a crowded slum area in Simprug in South Jakarta.
The make-shift tent is just a few meters away from the housing area now covered with thick layers of ash after the fire on Sunday morning. A total of 285 families lost their homes.
"Look at this," Senen Sunarto shouted when he found something he liked. The clothes on his back are about his only possession after the fire. "How lucky I am to find a shirt my size,” he said as he buttoned up the white shirt.
Besides clothes, donations also came in the form of food and money. (jun)
