Firefighters in Jakarta were working to put out a blaze at the capital’s Museum Bahari, known in English as the Maritime Museum, this morning.
Petugas Dinas Kebakaran masih berupaya memadamkan api yang membakar Museum Bahari di
Jl.Pasar Ikan, Kel. Penjaringan Kec. Penjaringan, Jakut, Selasa pagi, 16 Jan 2018. (info @beritakebakaran ) #ElshintaIsMe pic.twitter.com/uafHAt0509— Radio Elshinta (@RadioElshinta) January 16, 2018
Earlier footage of the historic Museum fire in North Jakarta. credit: Panji Baskhara Ramahan pic.twitter.com/Wwafjm0c9N
— Rebecca Henschke (@rebeccahenschke) January 16, 2018
The museum, located in the old Sunda Kelapa harbor area of Penjaringan, North Jakarta, is housed in buildings constructed by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, making them some of the capital’s oldest historic buildings.
The fire is believed to have started at around 9am this morning. The cause of the fire is not yet know.
09:43Wib 16/01/2018
Terjadi Kebakaran di Musium Bahari.
lokasi Pakin Kecamatan Penjaringan Jakarta Utara. pic.twitter.com/k8ou2a108z— SUDIN PERHUBUNGAN JAKARTA UTARA (@sudinhub_utara) January 16, 2018
*Update Kebakaran*
*Selasa, 16 Januari 2018*
Pukul : 09.05 WIB
Wilayah : Jakarta Utara
Alamat : Jl. Pasar Ikan, Museum Bahari
Objek Kejadian : Museum Bahari
Unit : 11 Unit
Situasi : Merah pic.twitter.com/5f7AT29jO1— Pemadam Jakarta (@humasjakfire) January 16, 2018
All workers and visitors were fortunately evacuated safely, but the loss of historic artifacts and architecture may be incalculable.
