Fire Breaks Out at Gojek Office in Pasaraya Blok M, No Casualties Reported
Jakarta. A fire broke out at the ride-hailing company Gojek's office on the seventh floor of Pasaraya Blok M in Melawai, South Jakarta, on Wednesday, allegedly due to a malfunctioning air conditioner blower.
The South Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency responded swiftly, deploying seven units and 25 personnel to the scene. The fire was reported at 1:16 p.m. local time, according to the agency's head, Syamsul Huda.
"The fire occurred at Gojek's office on the seventh floor of Pasaraya Blok M, located at Jalan Iskandarsyah II No. 2, Melawai, Kebayoran Baru," Syamsul said.
Kusnanto, an officer on duty, confirmed that the affected area was limited to the office space on the seventh floor.
The building is now in the cooling-down phase, and no casualties have been reported. Authorities are still assessing the cause of the fire, damages, and potential losses.
GoTo Group’s Head of Corporate Communications, Josefhine Chitra, assured that the situation was fully under control and business operations remained unaffected.
"A small fire was detected at GoTo's office and was quickly handled. The situation is completely under control, no one was injured, and our business operations continue as usual. We thank the firefighters who assisted," Josefhine said.
The incident caused temporary panic as employees evacuated the building, but the situation was quickly brought under control by emergency responders.
Gojek is the ride-hailing arm of tech conglomerate GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (IDX: GOTO).
Gojek and Singapore's Grab faced protests from their online drivers on Monday, demanding Ramadan bonuses. However, the drivers are not eligible for the bonuses due to their contractual status.
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