esidents of Cinere Bellevue apartment in Depok, West Java, which was hit by fire last week, have been given Rp 150,000 (US$11) per day to fulfill their daily needs by the apartment management, while they temporarily stay at hotels.
“So far we are compensated with Rp 150,000 per day for buying clothes and meals,” a resident, who wished to remain anonymous, told kompas.com on Monday.
“We don’t have any more clothes, except the ones we wore at the time of the fire,” said another resident.
The residents of the 20-story apartment complex, which is also integrated with a shopping mall, have been staying in nearby hotels for the past five days.
Despite the fire being extinguished, the residents have not been permitted to return to their apartments as the police are still carrying out an investigation.
Depok Fire and Rescue Agency earlier said that the fire was caused by a short circuit in a generator.
It deployed eight fire appliances and one rescue car to the incident.
No casualties were reported in the fire. (fac)
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