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Fire that occurred in the old Grand Theater cinema building in the Senen area, Central Jakarta, on Thursday night (8/10). Photo: Twitter account @humasjakfire
jpnn.com, JAKARTA – A massive demonstration against the Job Creation Act acted in an anarchic manner, burning down the former Grand Theater in Senen, central Jakarta, on Thursday (10/8) evening.
Firefighters, supported by 30 fire trucks, were still trying to put out the fire that engulfed the building, as of Friday morning.
According to the communications officer of the Jakarta Central Fire Service, Agus, who was contacted in Jakarta, early Friday morning, the fire was caused by the actions of several participants in the rejection of the Job Creation Law that they carried out. the arson on Thursday (8/10) evening.
“It was a fire from a massive burning action,” Agus said when contacted by phone in Jakarta on Friday morning.
Agus said that when the fire started Thursday night around 9:30 p.m. WIB, the crowd was still packed into the venue.
Firefighters found it difficult to make efforts to suppress them for fear of being the target of their anarchist actions.
“Agents were only able to perform the blackout when TNI agents provided escort,” he said.
Agus said that as of Friday morning, his group had deployed 30 fire trucks.
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