Ilyas, the BPBA acting chief, said that at least 80 individuals from 22 families were affected by the fire in Kota Blangkejeren village, antaranews.com reported "The victims have temporarily evacuated to the Musara hall building," he said in a statement. Acting Chief Ilyas said that local authorities were investigating the cause of the fire incident, which broke out in the residential area around 4 am on the same day. At least 18 houses were burned in the fire, most of them were heavily damaged, and there were no casualties. The BPBD deployed seven fire trucks, battling the blaze until 6.30 am before cleaning up the debris. In 2023, of the 418 disasters recorded in Aceh, 149 were fire incidents, causing losses of around Rp 87 billion (around US$5.5 million). However, Ilyas said that the number of residential fires declined to 149 incidents in 2023 from 153 incidents in 2022.