SUMATERA - The North Sumatra Police together with the Mandailing Natal Resort Police and the local government evacuated dozens of residents who were victims of a gas well leak belonging to PT SMGP in Sibanggor Julu Village, Puncak Sorik Merapi District in the area.
There are 21 residents who are victims of the gas leak at PT SMGP and have been taken to the Panyabungan Regional General Hospital," said Head of Public Relations of the North Sumatra Police Kombes Pol Hadi Wahyudi, quoting Antara, Sunday, April 24.
Hadi said the first step was to evacuate and help the victims, 21 people had been taken to the hospital for medical treatment.
PT SMGP assisted by TNI personnel, Polri and the Madina Regency Government have succeeded in closing the leak of a gas well that emits suspected toxic gas.
"The North Sumatran Police have also dispatched the North Sumatra Police's Center for Laboratory and Crime Investigation Team to investigate at the crime scene," he said.
The Head of Public Relations said that residents around the location were successfully evacuated away from PT SMGP.
"We have also flown in two teams from the Labfor and Crimea North Sumatra Police to check the crime scene," said Hadi.
He explained that the situation for Kamtibmas at PT SMGP was still conducive, and the gas leak case was still under investigation.
We are still focused on handling the people who are victims. The case itself is still under investigation," said the Head of Public Relations of the North Sumatra Police.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
