Firefighters Extinguish Blaze at Kemendagri D

A fire hit Building D at Indonesia’s Ministry of Home Affairs in South Jakarta on Monday, sending firefighters to the Pasar Minggu complex. (antaranews.com) South Jakarta’s fire agency sent 75 personnel and 18 fire trucks to the site after receiving the report at about 1:09 p.m. local time on April 20, 2026. Officials said the blaze was brought under control later that afternoon. (antaranews.com; kompas.tv) The fire broke out in Building D, which houses the Directorate General of Village Governance and offices tied to population and civil registration functions, according to local reports. Staff were evacuated as smoke and flames spread around the building. (jawawa.id; suara.com) The ministry oversees regional administration, village governance and Indonesia’s civil registration system, including identity-record services known locally as Dukcapil. A fire at one of its Jakarta offices raised immediate questions about records, services and office operations. (jawawa.id; megapolitan.kompas.com) By Monday evening, ministry officials said no strategic documents had been affected because key archives were stored in Building B, not in the burned section. Deputy Home Affairs Minister Bima Arya Sugiarto said there were no important files in the area that caught fire. (megapolitan.kompas.com; inp.polri.go.id) Fire officials said the suspected point of origin was outside the ground floor of the building, not deep inside the office space. Early reports said investigators were looking at a pile of unused items outside the structure as a possible source. (republika.co.id; liputan6.com) Initial reports during the response said the cause, losses and any casualties were still being checked. Later coverage cited two people affected, but officials had not yet released a full public accounting of injuries or damage. (suara.com; kilat.com) For now, the immediate emergency is over, and the next step is the investigation into how the fire started and how quickly ministry operations can fully resume. (antaranews.com; republika.co.id)