2 Bodies Of Fire Victims In Tambora Successfully Identified, DVI Operation Officially Closed

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JAKARTA - The Kramat Jati Police Hospital (RS) has completed the process of identifying the bodies of two fire victims at the boarding house of Duri Selatan 1 Urban Village, Tambora, West Jakarta.

The head of the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, Brigadier General Hariyanto, said the two bodies had been identified based on DNA matches.

"By DVI Commander, the body has been handed over (to the victim's family) in the Forensic Installation room," said Hariyanto in Jakarta, Monday, August 22, quoted from Antara.

The two bodies identified were in the name of Asri (19) who was registered as a resident of Karang Mulya Village, Karang Mulya Village, Lubai Ulu District, Muara Enim Regency, South Sumatra (South Sumatra).

Furthermore, on behalf of Moh Fatkhul Kirom (19) who is registered as a resident of RT 02/RW 02, Sidamulya, Sidamulya Village, Waru Reja District, Tegal Regency, Central Java (Central Java).

The Head of Public Relations of the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, AKBP Wulan said, with the completion of the identification of the two bodies, all victims of the boarding house fire in Tambora had been identified.

"The number that has been identified is six victims and with this the Tambora fire DVI operation is declared closed," said Wulan.

Previously, the National Police Hospital had identified the bodies of four victims of the Tambora fire on Friday (19/8) based on matching antemortem and postmortem data.

The four victims who were identified first and whose bodies were handed over to the family for burial, namely on behalf of Alex Candra, Gholib Mawardi, Hamid and Edi Sunarto.