TANJUNG SELOR - The Bulungan City Police (Polresta) and the North Kalimantan Police (Kaltara) are still investigating the cause of the fire that hit the Bulungan Regent's office building on Jalan Jelarai Raya, Tanjung Selor.
The head of the Bulungan Police, Kombes Rofikoh Yunianto, said that after the extinguishing and cooling process, the police immediately secured the location of the fire to maintain the condition of the crime scene (TKP).
"The efforts made last night with the Kaltara Police and related parties were the extinguishing and cooling of the regent's office building that was on fire," said Kombes Rofikoh, Thursday, May 21.
He emphasized that the fire area had been equipped with a police line and was set in a status quo until the investigation process was completed.
"For the time being we cannot conclude whether the fire was caused by a short circuit or other factors. Currently the location is still guarded by members of the Bulungan Police while waiting for the Forensic Laboratory team to arrive," he said.
Polresta Bulungan together with the Kaltara Police have coordinated with the Central Forensic Laboratory Team (Puslabfor) of the National Police from Surabaya, East Java. The team is scheduled to arrive in Bulungan on Friday (22/5/2026) afternoon to carry out the crime scene and further examination.
"Insyaallah tomorrow afternoon (Friday) the Labfor team will arrive in Bulungan and immediately carry out the crime scene. If the time is not enough, the examination will continue the next day," he explained.
Previously, the Bulungan Police Chief together with the Head of the Kaltara Police, Inspector General Djati Wiyoto Abadhy, Director of Criminal Investigation, Acting Director of Intelkam, and the Regional Secretary of Bulungan, Risdianto, directly reviewed the location of the fire to ensure that the handling process was maximized.
Based on the information collected, a number of rooms affected by the fire include the regent and deputy regent rooms, the regional secretary (Sekda) room, the treasurer's room, the people's welfare (Kesra) section, the asset section, and the development and economic sectors.
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