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Fire damages 305 homes in Indonesia’s South Bangka, affecting 1,800 people
A fire on Saturday, October 10, damaged 305 homes in Dusun Serdang, in South Bangka, Indonesia’s Bangka Belitung Islands.
The disaster affected 450 families, or 1,800 people, and also destroyed 50 buildings used to raise swiftlet birds.
About 500 people were staying in evacuation shelters at a local school and mosque, while others went to relatives’ homes.
The fire has been put out, but cooling work is continuing because many homes were built with wooden boards.
Officials have not confirmed the cause.
They said the fire may have spread from burning land near the settlement, helped by strong winds and dry conditions.
Damage to homes is estimated at 2 billion rupiah, and officials are still assessing impacts on public facilities.
A fire damaged 305 homes in Dusun Serdang, South Bangka, affecting 450 households and 1,800 people.
The fire also destroyed 50 buildings used for swiftlet nests, and damage to public facilities was still being assessed.
About 500 people were staying at evacuation sites, while others went to relatives’ homes.
Officials said the fire was extinguished, with cooling work continuing.
The cause had not been confirmed, but officials said the fire began near the settlement and spread in dry, windy conditions.
- Who
- Residents of Dusun Serdang; 450 households and 1,800 people were affected.
- What
- A fire damaged 305 homes and destroyed 50 swiftlet-nest buildings.
- When
- Saturday, October 10; officials reported updated damage figures on Sunday, October 11.
- Where
- Dusun Serdang, Jelutung 2 village, Simpang Rimba district, South Bangka regency, Bangka Belitung province, Indonesia.
- Why
- The cause had not been confirmed. Officials said the fire began with land burning near the settlement and spread in dry, windy conditions.
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Based on the latest data update, 305 residents’ homes were affected by the fire, with losses estimated at Rp2 billion
Currently, the number of people displaced by the fire in Dusun Serdang is 500, spread across evacuation tents at SDN 7 Simpang Rimba, with 300 people, and Al Muhajirin Mosque, with 200 people
A fire struck homes in Dusun Serdang.
The fire was reported to have started near the settlement.
Officials recorded 305 affected homes, 450 households and 1,800 people affected, and 8.3 hectares impacted.
- Homes affected
- 305
- Households affected
- 450
- People affected
- 1,800
- People displaced
- 500
- Swiftlet-nest buildings destroyed
- 50
- Estimated losses
- Rp2 billion
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