Five Nabire Papua Transportation Service Buses Burned, Police Open Investigation

JAKARTA - Nabire Resort Police (Polres) investigators, Papua, are currently investigating the fire case of five buses transporting the Nabire Transportation Service.

"Investigations are still ongoing to determine the cause of the fire because the incident destroyed the bus and the bus parking garage," said Head of Public Relations of the Papua Police, Grand Commissioner Ahmad Kamal, in Jayapura, as reported by Antara, Sunday, August 29.

He said the fire that occurred on Saturday, August 28 at around 3.30 eastern Indonesia time destroyed the vehicle (bus) parked in the garage of the Nabire Regency Transportation Service.

Kamal said the fire could only be extinguished at around 16.30 eastern Indonesia time after the Nabire Police's water cannon was deployed to help extinguish the fire.

"Currently investigators are still asking for statements from witnesses to determine the cause of the fire," said Kamal, admitting that there were no casualties and the amount of damage caused by the fire was unknown. investigators, but investigators will ask for testimony from other witnesses.