Pangdam Jaya Reveals Cause Of Explosion In Munisi Warehouse Due To Expired Ammunition

BEKASI- In the latest information regarding the explosion at the munitions warehouse in Ciangsana, Saturday night, March 30 at 18.05, Pangdam Jaya Maj. Gen. Mohamad Hasan conveyed an analysis regarding the cause of the incident.

According to the Pangdam Jaya, the cause of the explosion was thought to have come from ammunition that had expired and had been returned to the warehouse. The process of removing the ammunition had been started since the beginning of last year, but because the process was still ongoing, the ammunition was collected first in the warehouse.

"We analyzed that this was due to ammunition that had expired that had been returned and we had made a letter for the actual removal from the beginning of last year but because this was a process, we first collected it, we tidied it one by one," said Pangdam Jaya.

Pangdam Jaya explained that the possible cause of the explosion was due to the highly unstable nature of explosives, especially in expired ammunition. Although the warehouse does not have an electrical system or other external factor that could cause an explosion, it is likely that the explosion occurred due to unstable conditions of the ammunition material itself.

"So this is probably because it's like explosives, which is probably very unstable and we are no longer using it, so it's probably like that," said TNI Major General Mohamad Hasan.

Pangdam Jaya emphasized that further investigations will be carried out to ascertain the exact cause of the explosion, but at this time, strong indications show that the main factor is the unstable condition of the ammunition stored in the warehouse.