Jakarta Globe, Mar 12, 2015
Jakarta. Buildings that do not meet safety standards should have their operating permits revoked, Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said on Thursday, after a massive fire hit a high-rise building in the city center earlier in the week.
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| Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at Wisma Kosgoro in Central Jakarta, on Monday night. (Antara Photo/Wahyu Putro A) |
Jakarta. Buildings that do not meet safety standards should have their operating permits revoked, Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said on Thursday, after a massive fire hit a high-rise building in the city center earlier in the week.
The
governor said rules and regulations, especially with regard to fire prevention,
would have to be reviewed, Kompas reported on its website.
An electrical
short-circuit likely triggered the fire that destroyed five floors of the Wisma
Kosgoro office tower on Jalan Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on Monday evening. A
total of 38 fire trucks and about 250 firefighters were sent in to extinguish
the fire, which started at about 8:30 p.m. on the building’s 16th floor.
There were
no reports of personal injuries at Wisma Kosgoro.
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