BENGKULU - The Bengkulu City Police Criminal Investigation Unit (Polres) together with the North Sumatra (North Sumatra) Police Labfor team conducted a site investigation (TKP) at the location of the fire at the Ratu Agung District Office, Bengkulu City.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit at Bengkulu Police, AKP Welliwanto, said that after the fire that engulfed the sub-district office, his party carried out a crime scene investigation with the Bengkulu Police Inafis team.

The goal is to determine the cause of the fire, by inspecting all buildings and bringing a number of samples for investigation.

"In addition to examining the crime scene, we have also examined several witnesses to ascertain the cause of the fire," said Welli, quoted by Antara, Thursday, March 3.

The office of the Ratu Agung sub-district head in Bengkulu City caught fire on February 27, resulting in all parts of the main building, goods and documents inside the building being burned.

Luckily, there were no fatalities in the incident.

After the fire, services at the sub-district office remained open. The service was temporarily moved to the PKH Office, which was next to the Ratu Agung sub-district office.

Subhan Gusti Hendri, Head of Ratu Agung Sub-district, explained that for the time being, his party only served light people. Because all service support equipment such as computers, important documents, and other supporting tools were burned down.

Currently, his party can only serve the making of certificates of incapacity, land certificates, death certificates and other forms of light needs.

"We will immediately coordinate with the city government regarding services for the community in Ratu Agung District, such as recording ID cards and others," he said.


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