More than thirty vessels were burned in a major fire at the Muara Baru port in Penjaringan, Indonesia, on February 23, 2019.
The incident in the North Jakarta subdistrict affected a total of 34 vessels, according to DPKP DKI Jakarta, a regional disaster response agency. There were no fatalities caused by the fire. However, three people were injured and taken to a local hospital.
One hundred sixty firefighters, twenty-three fire trucks, and three fire units were battling the fire, which was extinguished at 6:00 AM local time on February 24.
As reported, the fire started aboard a fishing vessel during welding operations. Due to strong winds, it spread quickly to other ships anchored at the port.
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Further investigations into the cause of the fire have been launched, the agency added. Check out the agency’s official Tweet below!
#InfoKebakaran Saturday, February 23, 2019 | It has been about 7 hours and efforts continue by officers with the deployment of 23 units at the location of the muara baru port pic.twitter.com/P8o3QS13uV
— DPKP DKI Jakarta (@humasjakfire) February 23, 2019

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