Indonesia
Jakarta
No casualties were recorded during the incident, while three people were taken to hospital for minor injuries and respiratory problems from the blaze that displaced more than 600 people.
A large fire takes hold of a densely populated neighborhood in Jl. Kemayoran Gempol in Kebon Kosong subdistrict, Kemayoran district, Central Jakarta engulfed in fire on June 1, 2026. The Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency deployed 33 fire trucks and more than 150 personnel to extinguish the fire. (Antara/Bayu Pratama S.)
A fire that broke out in a densely populated residential area in the Kemayoran Gempol neighborhood in Central Jakarta on Monday night destroyed over 300 houses.The blaze was first reported at around 8:55 p.m., according to Jakarta governor special staffer Cyril Raoul “Chico” Hakim.
