Battery explosion triggers fatal office fire in Jakarta’s Kemayoran district

2025, December 15

Indonesia

On Tuesday, in Jakarta, Indonesia, a seven storey tall office building in the Kemayoran neighborhood caught on fire, claiming the lives of at least 22 individuals, among them an expectant mother. The fire started on the first floor and spread upwards.

City police chief Susatyo Purnomo Condro said the fire likely began on the first floor when a battery exploded, igniting the blaze. Republic World described it as a drone battery. A drone company has a sales and storage office inside the building.

Hundreds of fire rescue staff and 29 fire trucks worked to extinguish the blaze and rescued people from the roof and the sixth floor using a ladder truck. It took around three hours to extinguish the blaze.