"Wisma Daerah" of Sumbawa Regency is Burned
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Residents of Sumbawa Regency were shocked by the fire of the Regional Wisma building which took place on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. The historic building became one of Sumbawa's icon was sold out in the red rooster. The incident was first known by the bus driver who lives in the Wisma location. According to him, the fire occurred at around 9.45 pm. At that time he was cleaning the bus that was near the fire. Initially fire was seen blazing from the eastern corner of the Wisma. He then tried to contact his friends who then contacted the fire department. Extinguishment has been pursued with a simple tool, but the effort failed. Because strong winds make the fire bigger.
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"We have tried to extinguish, but we can not extinguish the growing fire," he explained. Until now around 11:36 pm all parties including the community is still trying to extinguish the fire. In the midst of this precarious situation, firefighters and police are trying to extinguish the fire that burned the Dutch-style building. Sumbawa police also tried to extinguish the fire that had burned some of the buildings. Residents of the surrounding are gathered around the building. While the police line has been installed about 20 meters from the building. A number of witnesses also reveal the alleged trigger of a historic building fire that became one of the Sumbawa icon.
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A man person, the bus driver who lived in the Wisma location was one of the earliest witnesses to know about this incident. According to him, the fire occurred allegedly due to short-circuit power.
He explained that after the fire was known, a few minutes later, several fire trucks arrived at the fire extinguisher site. Several times the fire trucks back and forth but the fire gets bigger. Spread through the room. Hundreds of people also crowded the location. Including the TNI police and all other parties to help the blackout. The police also brought water canon cars. Similarly, from a number of agencies trying to bring a fire engine. At around 9:45 pm, a fire truck from the local airport also extinguished the fire
