SRONO – Umbulrejo Village Residents, RT 4, RW 6, Bagorejo Village, Srono . District, Banyuwangi, Tuesday night (30/8). Minibus with license plate number P 7898 VN parked on the terrace of Sugiarto's house, 36, suddenly caught fire. The fire that burned down the car that was used for travel also spread to Sugiarto's house. Lucky, residents immediately came and helped extinguish the fire that had burned that part of the terrace.
“The fire is so big,” Terang Tumi, 60, Sugiarto's biological mother. The fire that burned the travel car and the terrace of the house was discovered at around 23.00. The person who was the first to notice that there was a fire burning the car and the terrace of the house was Tumi. “I woke up remembering my grandson,"he said to Jawa Pos Radar Tile yesterday (31/8).
When you wake up from sleep, Tumi, whose house is next to Sugiarto's, came out of the room and wanted to make sure the door was locked. “I also want to go to Sugiarto's house to see my grandson (Sugiarto's son)," he explained.
Because, That night Sugiarto was taking passengers to Surabaya. The only one at home is Yuli, 32, and his three-year-old son. “When I was at the door I saw Sugiarto's car on fire, I was shocked and immediately shouted for help," he said.
The grandmother's screams were heard by the villagers. Soon, Dozens of residents came and immediately extinguished the fire that burned the travel car and the terrace of the house with makeshift tools. "When people come, the fire has started to burn the terrace of the house," he said.
When the car and the terrace of his house caught fire, Yuli with her child is sleeping in the room. Many- many citizens came, the young mother immediately woke up. By residents immediately evacuated to the house in-laws. “Fire engines are coming, but the fire has been extinguished," he said.
The fire that burned the car and the terrace of the house was successfully tamed by the residents after they had struggled for a long time 30 minute. That same night, Sugiarto, who was out of town, was contacted by his family. "When I arrived the house was all burnt down",said Sugiarto.
That burning minibus, light him, actually just bought. In fact, The car that is planned to be used as a travel fleet has never been used for work. "I'm also surprised how it can catch fire". The car has been parked for two days and two nights and the engine has never been started,He said.
According to Sugiarto, all parts of his minibus car were scorched. The vehicle registration certificate stored on the dashboard also caught fire. As a result of the fire, loss is estimated at Rp 200 million. "I kept the key and the letters," he said.
Srono Police Chief, AKP Ali Masduki, when confirmed said that on the night of the incident the member who received a report of a fire immediately went to the location to process the incident at the scene (crime scene). Crime scene results, Temporary suspicion that the fire was caused by an electric short circuit in the car and immediately spread to the body and terrace of the house," he said.
That guess, light him, reinforced by not finding any suspicious evidence, like a match, gas, or other evidence. “Our members are still investigating this case. If there is another possibility, we will process," he said. (radar)
