Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan (AntaranewsKalsel) - A fire occurred at Pelabuhan Lama neighborhood at Jalan RE Martadinata burnt five houses and one five-door rented house (locally known as bedakan).


"The accident happened at about 16:35 Tuesday afternoon," said a member of the Emergency 500 Banjarmasin Ipul Tim-Tim here, Tuesday.

Fire at Gang Proklamasi RT 21, Telawang Village, West Banjarmasin, according to Chief of RT (neighborhood unit) Ani Aryati (54), occured in the homes of Samsul (inhabited by five people), Jaliah (four occupants), Sugiannor (two occupants), Arbain (three families of eight occupants) and Nasrun (three occupants).

The fire was also burnt a five-door bedakan, inhabited by Srirahayu (a family of four occupants), Siti Aisah (one family four occupants), Ade Gunawan (a family of four occupants), Jamah (a family of three occupants) and Mohammed Elmi (one family two occupants).

"In the accident until now there was no reports of casualties, only material losses suffered by the victims," ​​said Ipul on the scene.

When a fire burning dozens of fire engines went straight to the scene. Fire was extinguished shortly afterwards.

The fire cases handled by the local police, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Pewarta: Gunawan Wibisono

Editor : Hasan Zainuddin


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