t took more than five hours for firefighters to put out a blazing fire at a wig factory operated by PT Misung Indonesia in the Kawasan Berikat Nusantara industrial zone in Cilincing, North Jakarta, on Saturday.
North Jakarta Fire Agency chief Satriadi said the fire started as a result of a short circuit that caused a refrigerator in the factory’s cafeteria to explode.
“Dozens of firefighters from at least 22 fire stations were deployed to extinguish the fire,” he said as reported by wartakota.tribunnews.
He said the firefighters arrived at the scene after the fire had grown wild because they were not immediately notified.
“The company’s firefighters had tried to extinguish the fire first. They failed, and that was when they called us for help. They should have called at the beginning,” Satriadi added.
A firefighter working under Satriadi, Rudi, said it was difficult to extinguish the fire. “There were numerous flammable objects like chemical liquids, plastics and rubber,” he said.
“The center of the fire wasn’t accessible and the wind blew quite hard. It took as many as 22 fire engines and its teams to finally put out the fire,” he added.
A witness and security officer of a neighboring manufacturer, Farihuddin, said he first noticed the fire at 11:29 a.m. No casualties were reported in the incident. (vla/wit)
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