Fire flares up during demolition of illegal house, causing mega macet on Jalan Rasuna Said

Photo: Twitter/@ali_ahmad0408

If you need to go through Menteng or Kuningan this afternoon, try to avoid Jl. Rasuna Said if at all possible.

A fire occurred in the underpass of the Rasuna Said bridge connecting Kuningan and Menteng at about 11:20 am this morning.

Water hoses and firefighters parked on the side of the road, as well as damage to the bridge, caused traffic to come to  standstill along the major thoroughfare. 

To prevent a bottleneck, Setiabudi Police forced vehicles going towards Kuningan to go towards Bundaran HI instead.

“We’ve coordinated with Metro Police Menteng to divert vehicles from Kuningan to the Hotel Indonesia roundabout,” said Setiabudi Police Chief Commissioner Tri Yulianto as quoted by Kompas.

Police said there are about 66 illegals homes and 77 families living under the bridge. The fire began while authorities were demolishing some of the homes this morning. Firefighters were still fighting the fire around 12:30pm.



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