Fire breaks out at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport Terminal 3, smoke fills departure area

The roof of a food outlet inside Terminal 3 of Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport caught fire in the wee hours of Sep. 1.

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The fire occurred inside the departure area, and did not affect flight operations, Indonesian media Tempo.co reported.

Videos of the incident showed a blaze on top of a food and beverage stall, with black smoke billowing from the fire.

The terminal was also covered in a cloud of smoke.

Several travellers can be seen wearing face masks. No injuries were reported.

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The fire occurred at around 5:24am Singapore time, and originated from the roof of the Tours les Jours cafe, one of the food and beverage tenants in the airport, according to Soekarno-Hatta spokesperson M Holik Muardi.

The fire was extinguished by the Airport Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) personnel around six minutes later, and did not spread to other locations.

Smoke inside the terminal was cleared using a vacuum smoke and exhaust fans.

Executive General Manager of the Main Branch of Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Dwi Ananda Wicaksana, said that airport staff provided masks to passengers while the smoke was being cleared.

Dwi added that he first received reports of a fire at 5:12am Singapore time, Tempo.co reported.

Officers immediately moved to extinguish the fire, carry out firefighting procedures, isolate and secure electricity and normalise smoke conditions in the room, he said.

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