A Loud Explosion Similar To A Bomb, Turns Out To Be An Incident During Generator Repair At Taman Anggrek Mall

JAKARTA - The sound of an explosion at the Taman Anggrek mall, on Jalan Letjen S. Parman, Tanjung Duren Selatan, West Jakarta, apparently came from a generator room which was being repaired by technicians.

Black smoke billowed high at the location at around 16:10 WIB. The burning object was successfully extinguished at around 16.47 WIB with the deployment of 5 fire engines.

Tanjung Duren Police Chief Commissioner Rosana Albertina Labobar confirmed the sound of an explosion at the location. But according to him, the sound of the explosion did not come from a bomb or other dangerous object.

"The explosion came from the chimney of the generator engine. Not (a bomb). At the time of the incident, the mall's operations were not disrupted," he told VOI, Thursday, August 2.

Up to now, the police are still examining a number of witnesses related to "Employees and the chief engineer are still being investigated. The object is not attached to a police line," he said.

Meanwhile, Taman Anggrek Mall Promotion and Advertising Manager Elvira Indriasari said that the explosion came from a regular generator.

"We are carrying out regular maintenance of the generator, Mas," said Elvira, through a statement received by reporters.