Duar, 500 Burned Gas Cylinders Make A Loud Sound Uproar South Bangka Residents

JAKARTA - A car carrying three kilograms of LPG gas caught fire in Serdang Village, Toboali District, South Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Tuesday, October 26 afternoon.

"We have mobilized three fire engines to extinguish the fire," said the South Bangka Regency Fire Department officer, Nabila Ari, as quoted by Antara.

According to him, the Mitsubishi brand car with the police number BN 8315 PS drove from Pangkalpinang City while carrying 500 LPG gas cylinders containing three kilograms.

"While driving in the Serdang Village area, the car suddenly caught fire after hearing a loud explosion from behind the car," he said.

He explained that there were no casualties in the incident, but as many as 500 gas cylinders and one car were burned.

"We can't confirm the cause of the fire, but it's a temporary guess because of gas leaking," he said.

The fire was extinguished after officers struggled for 30 minutes, but it caused a traffic jam at the scene.