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East Jakarta fire destroys more than 200 homes
Jakarta Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat has visited Kebon Pala in Jatinegara, East Jakarta, where some 260 houses were burned down on Sunday night, and instructed his subordinates to prioritize the continuation of education for children of the victims.
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Firefighters combat a blaze that engulfed semi-permanent houses along the Ciliwung riverbank in Jakarta on Sept. 2, 2015. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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akarta Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat visited on Monday Kebon Pala in Jatinegara, East Jakarta, where some 260 houses were razed on Sunday night, and instructed his subordinates to prioritize continuing the education of the area’s children.
“[The administration] will put the education of the children as our priority,” Djarot said at City Hall on Monday as quoted by kompas.com.
Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono said data collection on the damages was still ongoing, with a forensics team investigating the cause of the fire.
Currently, police are focused on securing residents and the location to prevent looting, Argo said.
More than 200 residents in Kebon Pala lost their homes in Sunday's fire. (dra)
