Police Investigate House Fire That Kills 4 People In Kampar Riau

KOMPAR - Police are investigating a house fire incident in Kubang Jaya Village, Siak Hulu District, Kampar Regency, Riau, which killed four residents.

Head of the Fire and Rescue Department of the Fire and Rescue Department of Kampar Regency, Lisa Widayanti, said that the authorities, including the police, were conducting an investigation and were investigating the scene.

The police have also given a boundary line to the burning house so that the location of the incident does not change much and facilitates the investigation process.

The fire at Safar's house occurred on Sunday night at around 22.15 WIB.

Lisa Widayanti also expressed her gratitude to the Pekanbaru City Fire and Rescue Service who had helped and dispatched its members to extinguish the fire in the incident. The location of the incident itself is on the border of Pekanbaru City and Kampar Regency.

"We are grateful and on behalf of the Kampar Regency government, we are sorry for the loss of life in this fire accident, hopefully the surviving families will be given healing and fortitude. Because we have made maximum efforts together, but God has the power," he said. Lisa.

The head of the RT in Kubang Jaya Village, Harun Arrasyid, admitted that he heard screams for help inside the house when the fire started.

Initially, when checked, the fire was not too big, but within seconds the fire grew after an explosion.

"Initially the car exploded, followed by the other car. There were approximately 10 explosions in this incident, because the victim also sold LPG," explained Harun when met at the scene, Monday, November 8.

Four people died in the incident, namely Suriyati (44), Fitri (23), Vina (18) and Azim (3). All are one family. Meanwhile, Saafar, the head of the family, suffered burns to his arm.

"The four victims were found in the bathroom. When the mother was found, she was embracing her children and the youngest was in the mother's lap," said Harun.

It is suspected that the four victims died from inhaling carbon monoxide. This is indicated by the blackened nostrils and no significant burns. It is also suspected that the four victims splashed water to protect their bodies from the heat of the fire.