Fire Destroys Cooking Oil Distributor Warehouse in Pulogadung Industrial Estate
A warehouse belonging to cooking oil and staple food distributor PT Rajawali Nusindo in the Pulogadung Industrial Estate, East Jakarta, caught fire on Saturday afternoon. About 100 firefighters and 20 trucks were deployed before the blaze was contained roughly two and a half hours later. No injuries have been reported and the cause is still under investigation.
The fire broke out at a PT Rajawali Nusindo warehouse on Jalan Pulo Kambing Raya No. 30, Kavling II Block 1/11, in the Jatinegara area of Cakung, East Jakarta, on Saturday afternoon, according to megapolitan.kompas.com. The East Jakarta Fire and Rescue Sub-department (Gulkarmat) said it received a report from nearby residents at 3:58 pm local time.
Abdul Wahid, head of the operations section at Gulkarmat East Jakarta, said crews reached the scene at about 4:05 pm and began extinguishing operations a minute later. The structure was a low-rise building used to store staple food goods.
Authorities deployed 20 fire engines and 100 personnel to fight the flames. After more than two hours of work, crews managed to contain the fire at 6:28 pm, placing it under yellow status to prevent it from spreading further.
As of 7:00 pm, firefighters remained at the location to carry out a cooling-down process. The fire service confirmed there were no reports of deaths or injuries.
The cause of the incident is still under investigation. PT Rajawali Nusindo is a distributor of cooking oil and other basic commodities, making the warehouse a storage point for goods tied to the region's food supply chain.
TopicsPT Rajawali Nusindo · Gulkarmat Jakarta Timur · Abdul Wahid · Kawasan Industri Pulogadung · Jatinegara, Cakung · Jakarta Timur · Kompas.com
Source: megapolitan.kompas.com
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