Gas Explosion in Padel Field Damaged 5 Classrooms at an Elementary School in Bogor

BOGOR - A gas explosion in the padel field canteen damaged five classrooms at SDN Ciangsana 03 in Gunung Putri, Bogor Regency, West Java, without causing casualties.

Head of the Bogor Regency Education Office, Rusliandy, said the incident occurred at around 05.15 WIB at the padel field canteen which is located next to the school. The explosion is suspected to have come from a 25 kilogram LPG cylinder that exploded while the condition was still outside the learning and teaching hours (KBM).

He ensured that no students or educators were at the location during the incident, so that there were no injuries or casualties.

"Alhamdulillah, the incident occurred outside school hours, so there were no casualties. However, several classrooms were affected," said Rusliandy as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, April 9.

Based on the initial report, the explosion caused damage to the school fence along approximately 15 meters on the right side, as well as the wall in the second floor stairs area.

In addition, three classrooms on the first floor were damaged, while on the second floor there were two classrooms and one laboratory that were affected, including broken window glass and damaged window holders.

The school building was also damaged, and cracks were found in the school field area due to the impact of the explosion.

The Gunung Putri District received a report of the incident at around 05.20 WIB and immediately conducted a review with related parties, including the school, Destana Ciangsana, and the local Babinsa.

As an initial handling step, the affected area, especially on the second floor, was temporarily closed and damaged classrooms were not allowed to be used.

The Bogor Regency Education Office also decided to temporarily suspend learning activities at SDN Ciangsana 03 and switch to an online learning system for two days.

Furthermore, the local government will conduct a thorough technical inspection of the condition of the building and prepare repair steps so that teaching and learning activities can resume safely.