Three homes were burnt as a result of an electrical short-circuit in the City of Tanjungpinang. No casualties were reported although damage is estimated to be in the region of hundreds of millions of Rupiah. Tanjungpinang, Indonesia. 04/02/2010.
In the last month began in 2010 has occurred about 20 cases of fire in the area Tanjungpinang City, 90% of forest fires and the rest of the house and building fires.
Thursday night on 4 January 2010 Three houses in the residential complex Taman sari Blok F RT 004 RW 002 Tanjungpinang City Riau Islands Province on fire, this fire caused no casualties, but the victims suffered losses estimated at hundreds of million rupiah. The cause of the fire was estimated by a short circuit. According to eyewitnesses estimated the fire began at 21:30 pm, the fire caused a short circuit in one of the residents who left home residents, the fire quickly grabbed and led to several nearby houses burned. Flames were seen at 21:30 o'clock on the tube home of black smoke rising. Residents tried to extinguish the fire by entering the house, while in the house fire had seized the house and the bamboo bed in the room and tried to extinguish the fire wargapun with makeshift water.
Three new fire truck arrived to the scene at 22:30 pm, but fires have spent two houses of House No. 13 and 14. In addition to fire engines, residents also requested the help of two pickup water transport. New fire could be extinguished at 00:45 pm



































