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View all search resultsOne dead as house burns down in Central Jakarta
A fire has razed a house in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, killing at least one person. Residents of the area put out the flames before firetrucks arrived on scene.
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Firefighters try to put out a fire consuming semi-permanent houses in Perintis Kemerdekaan, North Jakarta, on June 5. (kompas.com/Vitorio Mantalean)
A fire razed a house in South Gunung Sahari in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Saturday, killing at least one person.
The head of the Central Jakarta Fire and Rescue Office, Hardisiswan, said the fire had broken out at 4 p.m.
“Residents managed to put out the flames by 4:25 p.m. with their own modest fire-extinguishing equipment,” he said on Saturday, as reported by kompas.com.
Hardisiswan said residents had heard an explosion at the house and worked together to put out the fire by themselves.
One person living in the house, Slamet Santoso, 66, died from the fire.
“Soon after the fire trucks came and combed the house, they found a male body on the scene,” he added.
The body has been removed by police investigators for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. (tru)
