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Fire breaks out in Bendungan Hilir, dozens of houses destroyed
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Burned down: Thick smoke emanates from houses in Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta, that were destroyed in a large fire on Saturday afternoon. (TMC Polda Metro Jaya/File)
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large fire engulfed houses near the city-owned water operator PAM residential complex in Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta, at around 3 p.m. on Saturday.
The blaze was triggered by flames at a garbage incineration site that quickly spread to nearby houses due to strong winds, tempo.co reported.
Around 50 non-permanent houses were destroyed in the incident, according to Central Jakarta Fire Agency officer Salim.
The agency received reports of the blaze at 3:25 p.m. and fire trucks arrived at the location at 3:46 p.m.
“The cooling down process is ongoing. It took 21 fire trucks about two hours to extinguish the flames,” Salim said.
There have been no reports of fatalities and injuries so far.
“As of now, we only have only information about the number of houses that burned down and the cause of the incident,” Salim said. (ebf)
