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Firemen injured in West Jakarta blaze recovering
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The remnants of hundreds of houses in Taman Kota, North Kembangan, West Jakarta, are seen on March 30, a day after an inferno razed the area. (Warta Kota/Angga Bhagya Nugraha)
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wo firefighters who were injured when extinguishing a fire that blazed through Taman Kota in Kembangan Utara, West Jakarta, have undergone skin graft surgery.
Rifai Hadi and Novi Rahman suffered from burns when rescuing residents from a fire on March 29, Kembangan Fire Agency platoon commander Joko Susilo said.
Rifai reportedly took off his fire jacket while attempting to rescue the residents from the fire. He suffered burns to over 60 percent of his body and underwent skin graft surgery on Friday at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Central Jakarta.
“Rifai, who suffered from severe burns, is still in the isolation room, but now he is able to eat by himself,” Joko said as reported by kompas.com on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Joko added, Novi had recovered and returned home.
The fire in Taman Kota led to the death of Ah Pong, 70, and Jok Nam, 42, who tried to rescue their pet dogs, and left at least 450 families homeless. As many as 25 fire trucks were deployed to extinguish the fire. (vla)
