Wrong Opening And Closing Of Faucets, CO2 Smoke Spreads To Block Motorists On Jalan Gatot Subroto, Tangerang

Sighting of Co2 Gas spilled onto the road/ Photo: IST

TANGERANG - White smoke spread to cover Jalan Gatot Subroto, Karawaci, Tangerang City. The incident also went viral on social media. Karawaci Police Chief Kompol Hasoloan Situmorang confirmed the incident. The incident occurred on Wednesday, July 6, at 07.00 WIB. When asked if there was a leak in the oxygen cylinder, Hasoloan denied it. He emphasized that the smoke came from a Co2 tube at the distributor company PT GAS. "It's okay (oxygen cylinders) don't get me wrong. It's CO2 or carbon dioxide. That's what firefighters usually inject into fire extinguishers," said Hasoloan when contacted. Voi, Wednesday, June 6th. Hasoloan also explained that the incident started with an employee of PT GAS with the initials JF who opened the tube tap wrongly. As a result, smoke emitted from the tube to the area of Jalan Gatot Subroto, Karawaci, Tangerang City. "(So) the employee was wrong to open and close the faucet, so what came out was liquefied CO2," he said.

He admitted that due to the smoke incident, there was a traffic jam at the location. However, the incident did not take long, after the police arrived at the location. "(Had) attracted attention. So the community was a bit stalled so it slowed down. At the same time the scenery was disturbed, people were walking slowly, there was also a slowdown, right," he explained. "(Now) the conditions are conducive, yes. About 10 minutes (the delay)," he concluded