39 units burned in the port of Benoa

DENPASAR, KOMPAS.com – A total of 39 ships are blazing in the port of Benoa, Bali. This incident occurred Monday morning (02/09/2018) at 02.00 Wita.

Even before Monday afternoon, the agents of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and the police are still trying to extinguish.

BPBD leader Denpasar Ida Bagus Yoga said he received a report from the Benoa police that there had been a ship fire

Initially, only one ship was on fire. However, in a short time it has spread to a number of other vessels that have been moored in the western port of Benoa.

"The extinction effort involves 11 units of fire trucks," said Yoga

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However, constraints. Among the lack of availability of special water tap fire so that the fire extinguisher is empty after use must take water outside the port area.

"The hurdle in mobilizing water extraction, Pelindo should increase the number of tap water for more," Yoga said.

Meanwhile, no casualties have been reported, but the material losses are estimated at Rs billion. "The price of a ship is about Rp 3 billion, just multiply the estimated loss," said Yoga.

Not yet known the exact cause of the fire. The Inafis Bali Police team is still conducting field searches.

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