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A Series of Facts About the Fire at the Ministry of ATR/BPN: Tracing the Source of the Fire, Burnt Archives

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Kapanlagi.com - A dark night on February 8, 2025, the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) building in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, was struck by a disastrous fire that engulfed the public relations room along with several important archives. This tragic event occurred around 11:09 PM WIB, when the building was quiet, so fortunately, there were no casualties.

However, the material losses are estimated to reach Rp448 million. The Minister of ATR/BPN, Nusron Wahid, who had just attended an event in West Jakarta, arrived at the location around 11:40 PM WIB. He stated that the fire was successfully extinguished by firefighters at 12:15 AM WIB.

Although the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation, preliminary suspicion points to an electrical short circuit that may have occurred in the AC or computer devices that were not turned off. Let's take a look at some interesting facts surrounding this fire incident at the ATR/BPN building, summarized by Liputan6 on Sunday (9/2).

1. Chronology and Efforts to Extinguish

A shocking fire occurred in the Public Relations building at 11:09 PM WIB when security personnel saw flames erupting from the office. Although they immediately attempted to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher, the flames had already consumed a pile of archival papers, producing thick smoke that hindered their efforts.

In an emergency, the security personnel did not hesitate to contact the Fire and Rescue Department (Gulkarmat) of DKI Jakarta. Around 11:45 PM, the firefighting team finally managed to localize the fire and carry out cooling and smoke removal from the building.

"The fire point has been found and extinguished," said the Acting Head of the Gulkarmat Jakarta, Satriadi Gunawan last night, quoting RRI.

2. Suspected Cause: Due to Short Circuit of AC and Employee's Computer That Was Forgotten to Be Turned Off

A fire that struck a building in Jakarta resulted in staggering material losses, estimated to reach Rp448,656,000, and destroyed many invaluable important documents. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, with the DKI Jakarta Fire Department suspecting an electrical short circuit from the air conditioning (AC) unit in the public relations room as the main trigger.

However, the Minister of ATR/BPN, Nusron Wahid, has a different perspective, stating that a computer that was forgotten to be turned off may have caused the short circuit. In his statement, Nusron added,

"I just happened to be from West Jakarta, there was a haul. Earlier on the toll road I was informed immediately, so I came here. I arrived here at 23:40 WIB. Then, when I got here, the fire was quite large, I still saw the fire was quite big. So it just happened that there was an officer, an employee, whose computer was not turned off. Then the incident was discovered by security," said Minister of ATR/BPN, Nusron Wahid, quoting Merdeka.com.

3. No Casualties

Fortunately, no lives were lost in this fire incident. The Gulkarmat Fire Department promptly deployed 20 fire trucks and 80 trained personnel to the scene. However, the mystery surrounding the cause of the fire remains, whether it was due to an electrical short circuit or related to the employee's computer that burned.

4. People Also Ask

What caused the fire in the Ministry of ATR/BPN building?

The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation. Preliminary suspicion points to an electrical short circuit in the AC unit or a computer that was not turned off.

Were there any casualties in this incident?

There were no casualties in this fire as the building was empty at the time of the incident.

What is the estimated loss from this fire?

The material losses are estimated to reach Rp448 million, including damage to the Public Relations room and the archives that were burned.

(kpl/mni)

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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