Aceh – Indonesia, Central Aceh (Waspada Aceh) – Two wooden houses in Kemili Village, Bebesen District, Central Aceh Regency, were destroyed by fire on Saturday night (10/3/2026). No casualties were reported in the incident.

The fire, which broke out at around 8:00 PM WIB, affected two residents, Sri Bulen (75) and the late Idris’s household. The affected residents have temporarily evacuated to relatives’ homes.

Ery Ichwan, the operations controller for the Disaster Management Operations Control Center (Pusdalops PB) at the Aceh Disaster Management Agency (BPBA), stated that the blaze was successfully extinguished after firefighters deployed several fire engines to the scene.

“The fire has been put out. There were no casualties in this incident, while the cause of the fire remains under investigation,” Ery said, referencing a report from the Central Aceh Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Pusdalops PB on Sunday (10/4/2026).

To tackle the blaze, Central Aceh BPBD dispatched four fire engines and one pickup truck from the Main Command Post.

The firefighting effort was supported by Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police (Polri) personnel, alongside local residents.
As a result of the incident, two wooden houses suffered severe damage and were burned to the ground.

By the time the report was received by the BPBA Pusdalops PB at 10:08 PM WIB, the situation had been brought under control. Meanwhile, the cause of the fire is still under investigation. (*)