TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Fire occurring from the basement of the Directorate General of Tax the Ministry of Finance building on Friday, July 31, 2015, have prompted employees to abandon their routine activities and had to be evacuated outside of the building.
Head of Public Relations Directorate General of Tax Ani Natialia said employees were requested to evacuate the building. “We are still waiting for orders our superiors on today’s agenda,” Ani said Friday.
She said that she has not received report on damages from the incident, but all electricity in the building has been cut off. “According to information, there are motorcycles in the basement,” said Ani.
There are currently 22 fire trucks deployed to the scene. Fire fighters have found the source of the fire and were attempting to tame it.
Thick smokes are still coming out of the basement although not as thick as before. Yudha, a security guard on duty, claimed to have heard a loud bang around 4am.
NINIS CHAIRUNNISA