A long house in the district of Batang Lupar, Betang Sawah, burnt last week. Currently betang residents are living in emergency tents.
Local Government of Kapuas Hulu already has provided rehabilitation assistance cost of 20 million rupiah and 750 zinc of roof.
Betang Sawah was comprised of 15 doors, occupied by Dayak Iban community.
Fire allegedly came from one of the kitchens in that long house during cooking "salai" fish (making "ikan salai" by "mengasap").
Ikan salai is a typical food of people in Kapuas Hulu. Ikan is fish and "salai" refers to the way the fish is cooked by using smokes from burning wood.
The way to cook is called mengasap.
Burning wood is put under the fish in where fire could not reach it and only its smoke and the heat of fire roast the fish.