Fire Again Scorch House and House Shop

By: Stefanus Akim

Burning in Town of Pontianak Provinsi West Borneo return happened. This happened in Road Street Commodore of Yos Sudarso, Jeruju. Reported two house, one and workshop of house shop char burnt, Monday ( 8/10/2007) at 18.00 Time of Indonesia West (WIB)

This burning make citizen which is just break fast to surprised. Big a flame fire so and scorch building. Meanwhile a victim, Akiun old age 48 year injure to burn. Whole part of its body is eaten by fire, but its soul safe. He is nowadays taken care of ill intensive at Hospital Saint Antonius Pontianak.

Soul of Akiun safe of firemen’s blessing acting quickly. A number of member burning of arise victim which is bodily injury to hospital which a parting 10 kilometers of occurrence location.

Commencing from the date of 1 October have happened 18 times burning in Pontianak. Besides scorching house, this burning also scorch school house. One senior high school and elementary school char to be battened by fire.

This burning invite concern from a number of party from Mayor of Pontianak, Buchary A Rahman dr, Head Police Metropolis of Pontianak, Ajun Komisaris Besar Polisi Drs Awang Anwaruddin and also Chief of Parliament Town of Pontianak Haji Hersan Aslirosa SE

All that functionary mentioned of morning, about at 09.00 WIB conduct meeting to study the problem of burning which knock over Town of Pontianak. Andika Lay, Secretary Unit Fire Company of Mutual Assistance (Unit Pemadam Kebakaran Gotong Royong-UPKGR) Siantan, telling this is heaviest week. "In one emotion can five times burning, usually at most only 2 times different in place," word of Lay Kwet Djie, other name of Andika Lay

Till in this time, Unit data Fire Company of Mutual Assistance have happened 68 times burning. While last year up to is year-end, only just 50 times. “This is really heavy days," say Tjhin Fa Nan, senior of Andika Lay which also Vice Chairman Unit Fire Company Of Mutual Assistance.

What cause of burning? A lot do not know. There is because negligence of human being because wax; candle and stove. But there is also anticipating because electrics often extinguish so that happened short tension and sprinkling of fire. But there is also attributing to situation election of governor of West Borneo (Kalimantan Barat) to take place at 15 November 2007 waiting. There is anticipating there is which intend to burn house so that warm atmosphere

In this time there is four candidate to follow to contest in election of governor proxy and governor to five year come. They are as according to serial number is: Haji Usman Ja'far and of Drs Laurentius Herman Kadir (Melayu-Dayak), Oesman Sapta Odang-Drs Ignatius Lyong (Melayu-Dayak), HM. Akil Mochtar SH MH and Drs AR Mecer (Dayak Islam-Dayak) and Drs Cornelis SH MH and Cristian Sanjaya (Dayak-Cina).