JAKARTA, Jan 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Seven people reportedly went missing, after a fire broke out last night, in a shopping mall, in the Indonesian city of Jakarta, police said, today.
The incident occurred in Glodok Plaza at around 9:20 p.m. local time, in the densely populated area of Tamansari sub-district. Many visitors were reportedly in the mall at the time of the fire.
The city’s fire department deployed over 40 fire engines and 200 firefighters to combat the fire at the shopping mall. As of this afternoon, embers remain in one of the buildings, despite the extinguishing efforts having entered the cooling stage.
The city’s police spokesperson, Ade Ary Syam Indradi, told local reporters that, firefighters and police personnel are still at the location to investigate the main cause of the blaze.– NNN-ANTARA
