TURNS – A great fire hits the Pondok Pesantren complex (Islamic boarding school) Habibullah, Payaman environment, Giri Kelurahan Village/District, Banyuwangi,yesterday morning (3/4). Material losses due to the incident that had shocked local residents were predicted to reach Rp 1,25 billion. Luckily there were no casualties in this incident.
The information that was collected by the Jawa Pos Radar Banyuwangi journalists stated that:, the fire came from one of the boys' dormitory rooms located east of the Habibulloh sekolah school. The incident that occurred in the early hours of the morning was first noticed by one of the students who were preparing to perform the Fajr prayer at around 03.00. happy, The student shouted for help.
The other dorm occupants who heard the cry for help immediately reacted to save themselves. Not long after, Dozens of local residents came and helped the students put out the fire around the red rooster's blaze with makeshift equipment. This is done so that the fire does not spread to other buildings. Until finally, fire engines arrived at the scene about two hours later.
The new fire was successfully tamed around 05:00. As a result of this incident, the three male dormitory buildings in the boarding school complex and the flagship school were heavily damaged. The Head of the Giri Police, AKP Adi Wiyanto, immediately monitored the scene with the Camat Giri Abin Hidayat, and Head of Giri Hotmada Tanjung Village, and Babinkabtibmas and Babinsa Giri yesterday morning.
Police Chief Adi said, the fire is indicated due to an electric short circuit. "Because, the hostel is sterile from cigarettes and mosquito coils," he said. Police Chief Adi added, We will carry out further investigations to find out the exact cause of the incident. "There were no casualties in this incident," he said.
Meanwhile, chairman of the Habibullah Foundation, Haji Umar Assegaf, confirmed that the hostel is sterile from mosquito coils and cigarettes. Thus, The suspicion that the fire was caused by cigarette butts or mosquito coils can be ruled out. Umar predicts, The incident that occurred in the early hours of the morning resulted in material losses of Rp 1,25 billion.
“But, which is more important, No casualties due to this fire. Let alone students seriously injured, There are no blistered students," he said. According to Umar, even though the fire destroyed the dormitory and burned the textbooks and student uniforms, The teaching and learning process at Habibulloh's flagship school yesterday morning was still running normally. “The teaching and learning process continues as usual," he concluded. (radar)
