Two Employees Hurt in Kemendagri Fire
- Two Ministry of Home Affairs employees suffered minor injuries during the Building D fire in South Jakarta. - Both victims were treated for light burns and breathing difficulties, and no fatalities were reported. - They received on-site care and were later evaluated by medical teams as authorities probe the incident (antaranews.com).
Two employees were hurt in a fire at Building D of Indonesia’s Ministry of Home Affairs in South Jakarta on Monday, but officials reported no deaths. (antaranews.com) South Jakarta fire chief Asril Rizal said the two workers suffered minor injuries, including scrapes to the feet. The fire hit the ministry’s Building D complex in Pasar Minggu on April 20, 2026. (antaranews.com) Officials said the fire damaged the clinic server room and burned an area measuring about 12 by 14 meters. The first report reached firefighters at 1:38 p.m. local time, and crews began operations at 1:47 p.m. (antaranews.com) Asril said an employee first saw flames at about 1:30 p.m. outside the building, where used desks, chairs, and computers were stored. Fire officials said the blaze was initially suspected to have started on the ground level outside the building. (antaranews.com 1) (antaranews.com 2) The ministry said key records were not hit because strategic documents are stored in Building B, not in the burned section of Building D. Secretary of the Directorate General of Village Government Development Murtono said some administrative documents were affected, but not core files. (antaranews.com) (validnews.id) The fire drew a large response in one of Jakarta’s busiest corridors. South Jakarta’s fire agency deployed 75 personnel and 19 units to the ministry complex, while traffic thickened on Jalan Raya Pasar Minggu as people stopped to watch. (antaranews.com) Building D is part of a five-building Ministry of Home Affairs complex, labeled A through E. The burned offices house the Directorate General of Village Government Development and civil registration functions, making the ministry’s assurance on records and next-day operations a central part of its response. (antaranews.com 1) (antaranews.com 2) Authorities said the cause and financial losses were still under investigation late Monday. For now, the immediate toll stands at two lightly injured employees, a damaged server room, and a ministry promising normal service on Tuesday. (antaranews.com) (antaranews.com)
