"The 9th Warehouse in the Sand of Jaya"

A great fire struck nine warehouses in the Jaya Sand Village area, the extinction of Jalongwung, the City of Tanah, Banten, Tuesday (20 / 10).

The fire supposedly started from a power surge on a air conditioning device in one of Momoyo warehouses. The fire immediately went into some other warehouse nearby.

The City of Ambush Countermeasures are mobilizing 60 personnel and 16 units of fire trucks to put out fires. Officers are also getting help from the Attack County Fire Department and TNI.

A number of impacted warehouses between Momoyo warehouses that store raw materials and cardboard, Shopee package stores, and warehouses and shoe production areas owned by the PT of the Children's Nations.

According to one worker, the fire was first seen from one of the corners of the Momoyo warehouse that contained a cardboard pile. Workers tried to put out a light fire extinguisher, but the flames grew and quickly ransacked the surrounding buildings.

"At first from the corner there. We don't know where the fire came from. You know, it's a pretty big fire. We tried to help put it out, but we couldn't because the fire was huge,

The head of the Emergency and Logistics of the Tanah City BBPBD, Andia S Raman, said his side received a report of a fire at 1355 WIB.

"According to temporary entry, seven warehouses burned in one area, while two other warehouses were impacted in separate locations. Thus, there are a total of nine warehouses affected by fire," Andia said.

Andia says the officer has also found a water source to support the blackout process so that the water supply doesn't be cut off during the fire control.

"The flammable material in the warehouse makes the fire fast to seep when the spark or suspect short-circuit," he added.

Fire caused panic among the workers. A number of workers are trying to rescue the company's belongings from the flames.

No casualties or injuries in the event. All the workers managed to escape before the fire broke out.

Fire damage is estimated to be billions. In the meantime, the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation of the Jabungwung Police Department.