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

Monday, December 15, 2025
 

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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.

• Dearbail Jordan. Jakarta office fire kills at least 22, police confirm — BBC News, December 9, 2025
• Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan, Associated Press. A fire in an office building in Indonesia’s capital kills at least 22 people — ABC News (United States), December 9, 2025
• Abhishek Tiwari, India News. Massive Fire Engulfs Jakarta’s Drone Battery Office, 22 People Killed — Republic World, December 9, 2025