Day Two Of Semburan Api Belum Padam, Rest Area 86 Tol Cipali Masih Ditutup

PURWAKARTA - The manager of the Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali) Toll Road is still extinguishing the flames that exploded in the rest area of KM 86 B of the Cipali Toll Road and until the second day, the area was still closed.

The Director of Operations for ASTRA Tol Cipali, Agung Prasetyo, said that the process of extinguishing the fire at the rest area of KM 86 B had been carried out since Wednesday, April 26. He said that the burst of fire that occurred in the rest area of KM 86 B did not come from the excavation of a new drill well. "We have never dug a new drill well in the rest area of KM 86 B Cipali Toll Road," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, April 27. According to him, the burst of fire came from an existing drill well which is usually used for daily operational needs in the rest area of 86 B. "Previously we carried out the installation of a connecting pipe as an effort to increase the capacity of the submersible pump to improve the rest service of the KM 86 B area," he said. Meanwhile, since last Wednesday, the rest area of KM 86 B the Cikopo-Palimanan Toll Road (Cipali) was temporarily closed following a burst of fire in the rest area. Agung said, as a form of responsibility and safety for tenants, visitors and residents around the rest area of KM 86 B, ASTRA Tol Cipali carried out a temporary rest area closure.

ASTRA Cipali Toll Road also continues to observe in the field together with related parties so that the fireflow at the location can be extinguished immediately. "We apologize profusely to tenants, visitors and the public for the inconvenience that has occurred. We continue to make efforts to extinguish the fire at the location by coordinating with related parties," he said.