The North Jakarta administration reported Wednesday that most buildings in the municipality lacked proper fire safety equipment.
According to the report, which was based on inspections carried out last year, 111 of 185 multistory buildings inspected in North Jakarta had inadequate fire safety facilities.
Most of the buildings did not have fire extinguishers, hydrants or sprinklers.
"Owners need to improve their awareness of this issue," said the head of monitoring at the municipality's fire department, Sumarlan, as quoted by Beritajakarta news portal.
He also said the lack of manpower in the fire department meant not all buildings received safety inspections every year.
He said there at least 500 multistory buildings in the municipality, but only 185 were inspected in 2007.
There were 181 fires reported in North Jakarta last year, from 132 in 2006. This figure includes several fires at multistory buildings.
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