Two Victims Of Stove Explosion During Ngaben In Gianyar Bali Died

Illustration (Photo: Doc. Antara)

DENPASAR - Head of Public Relations of the Central General Hospital (RSUP), Prof. Ngoerah, Dewa Ketut Kresna, said that two victims of the explosion during a mass cremation ceremony in the Selat Belega Traditional Village, Blahbatuh District, Gianyar, Bali, died.

"Two died last night at 20.00 WITA and another at 07.12 WITA, Bagus Oskar and I Kadek Gian Permana Putra," said Dewa Ketut Kresna, quoted from Antara, Sunday, August 21.

Previously, the two victims were treated in the ICU unit for burns at Prof Ngoerah Hospital.

Of the six patients who exploded with a stove during a mass cremation in the Straits Traditional Village, Blega Village, Gianyar, Friday, August 19, two were the worst victims.

Meanwhile, doctor Agus Roy Rusly Hariantana, who had treated the victims of the stove explosion as a result of the referral from the Sanjiwani Hospital, explained that the condition of the two patients was classified as severe, with Bagus Oskar (33) experiencing 98 percent burns and Kadek Gian (24) 94 percent, Saturday, August 20.

"For those in the isolation room, it is quite heavy, two victims are quite heavy because the burns are more than 90 percent, for the remaining four victims, the condition is still up and down, but until now it is still stable because the burns are less than 80 percent," said Roy.

The other four patients are Adi Wiranata (32), Made Budiarta (49), Kadek Dwi (30), and IGNP (11) who have been unconscious since yesterday.

Meanwhile, two patients who died yesterday were given anesthesia by the burn unit team.

Roy said, previously the patients had their wounds cleaned with an escharotomy, by opening the dead tissue that entangled the chest, hands, and feet.

This is so that the patient can breathe well when he first arrives at the ER at Prof Ngoerah Hospital after being treated at the Sanjiwani Hospital.

However, the condition of the six patients has yet to be confirmed, because there are still difficulties in stabilizing the condition even with the help of machines.

Even for the four patients who are still conscious, Dr Roy is not sure when further action can be taken.

After being declared dead, two victims of the stove explosion in Gianyar were taken to a funeral home.

The incident itself occurred when the cremation process lasted about 30 minutes in a lion-shaped cremation. The stove suddenly exploded when a crowd of people were there so that dozens of people were reportedly affected.