Some 120 houses in Jalan Bima area, Arjuna village, Cicendo, Bandung, went up in flames, forcing the occupants to stay at emergency tents prepared by the Bandung city administration. Bandung Deputy Mayor Ayi Vivananda, during an inspection of the fire victims on Friday, said the local administration was also providing food and medical supplies to the victims. "The cause of the fire, as first suspected by many, was an electrical short circuit," ANTARA quoted Vivananda as saying. Ade Ruchiyat, a local resident, said the fire broke out at 3 am local time, but fire fighters managed to put it out one hour later. Material loss is still being counted by the relevant authorities.
