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View all search resultsGreater Jakarta: Fire razes 30 houses in Tambora
Fire razed 30 houses inhabited by 116 people and injured dozens of residents in Jembatan Besi, Tambora, West Jakarta, on Saturday afternoon
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ire razed 30 houses inhabited by 116 people and injured dozens of residents in Jembatan Besi, Tambora, West Jakarta, on Saturday afternoon.
Eko Nugroho, a witness, said that the fire began in a house in community unit (RT) 01 and spread to other houses.
“I saw smoke from the house and the residents started to scream,” Eko said on Saturday as quoted by beritajakarta.com.
Separately, West Jakarta’s Firefighting and Rescue Agency head Abdul Cholik said 22 cars and 88 personnel were deployed to extinguish the flames and it took them about two hours to do so.
“Based on our initial findings, the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit,” Abdul said, adding that the investigation was still ongoing.
