REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA --- A fire struck a densely populated residential area in Matraman, East Jakarta, Jakarta, early Thursday. Apart from burning rented houses, fires also caused casualties.
As many as 10 people died due to the intense fire in the densely populated settlement Jl. Pisangan Baru III RT. 06/10, Matraman, East Jakarta.
"The object that caught fire was a five-door rented house," said East Jakarta Fire Management Officer Gatot Sulaeman.
Gatot said the fire report was received at 04.50 WIB. He immediately fielded 14 units of fire engines to extinguish the fire.