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Fire at Jakarta’s Gambir Station extinguished without disrupting trains
A fire broke out at a food outlet on the ground floor of Gambir Station in central Jakarta on Saturday night.
The fire was reported at 8:37 p.m.
local time and was put out by 8:55 p.m.
Station staff used platform hydrants, and four fire engines arrived to help.
Smoke briefly drifted toward platform 1, but train services were not disrupted.
Gambir is a major Jakarta station, and keeping trains running meant passengers could continue their journeys as normal.
KAI, Indonesia’s state railway company, says it will review the cause and station safety measures with relevant parties.
A fire at a food tenant in Jakarta’s Gambir Station was extinguished without disrupting train services.
The fire was reported at 8:37 p.m. local time on Saturday, November 7, 2026, and put out at 8:55 p.m.
It occurred in the southern hall on the station’s ground floor.
Four fire trucks arrived, while staff used hydrants near platforms 1 and 4.
KAI said it would review the cause of the fire and assess station safety and emergency readiness.
- Who
- KAI staff and firefighters responded to the fire at a food tenant.
- What
- A fire broke out and was extinguished. Train services to and from Gambir Station continued normally.
- When
- Saturday, November 7, 2026. It was reported at 8:37 p.m. and extinguished at 8:55 p.m. local time.
- Where
- The southern hall on the ground floor of Gambir Station, Central Jakarta.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The fire was reported at Gambir Station.
Four fire trucks arrived to help tackle the fire.
The fire was extinguished, about 18 minutes after it was reported.
KAI Daop 1 Jakarta said it would review the cause and assess safety and emergency readiness at the station.
- Reported
- 8:37 p.m. local time
- Extinguished
- 8:55 p.m. local time
- Fire location
- Southern hall, ground floor, Gambir Station
- Fire response
- Four fire trucks; hydrants near platforms 1 and 4
- Train services
- No disruption to journeys to or from Gambir Station
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