Pertamina Investigate Vehicle Carrying Subsidized Fuel Burned By Police Post In Kupang

Car caught fire (photo: Antara)

PT Pertamina Patra Niaga East Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara (Jatimbalinus) is investigating the burning of one of the private vehicles carrying 420 liters of Pertalite fuel. Where the fire broke into a police post in Kupang City on Friday, May 24 at dawn.

"Investigations are carried out through matching with CCTV footage and recommendation letters attached when buying subsidized fuel," said Area Manager Communication, Relation & CSR of Pertamina Patra Niaga, East Java, BaliNus Sunday Rahedi, quoting Antara.

This was conveyed when he was asked for information about the burning of a private vehicle while carrying a number of Pertalite type fuel that caught fire while on the way to the destination.

The fire suddenly came out of the cabin of the vehicle. When the owner of the vehicle with the initials AL found out that the fire had burned his vehicle, he then immediately jumped without stopping his vehicle first.

As a result, the vehicle caught fire while driving, it crashed into a police post on El Tari Street, Kupang City, which then sold out until the remaining vehicle frame and 420 liters of fuel it transported were destroyed.

Sunday said that the purchase of fuel using packaging at gas stations could be served on condition that it brought a letter of recommendation from related agencies such as Maritime Affairs, Agriculture and Cooperatives/MSMEs.

The recommendation letter, he said, was the basis for the validation form of the relevant agencies that there were communities such as fishermen, farmers or MSMEs who needed fuel to be used in addition to vehicles, namely boats, tractors, MSME production machines.

"We through gas stations will serve based on the needs listed in the recommendation letter," he added.

Sunday added that his party was going to a gas station around the incident area via CCTV footage, which was then adjusted to the documentation of existing recommendation letters.

"If the purchase brings a letter of recommendation, we will serve it at the gas station, but then when the use is not in accordance with the intended letter, it is beyond our authority to carry out monitoring," he added.

Sunday also added that one of the possible purchases was made in the early hours of the morning, perhaps to prevent other customers from waiting too long in line.

This case is also being investigated by the Kupang City Police. The police have not been able to take information from the vehicle owner because they were victims in the accident.

The victim's body was burned on the back from the shoulders to the back of the waist, burns on the hands of the arms to the ends of the fingers, burns the front of the legs to the thighs, burns part of the face and hair.