Acting Governor Of DKI Heru: 3 Babies Aged 3-4 Years Old Victims Of Plumpang Depot Fire Are In Worrying Condition

Illustration of building fires. (Unsplash-Issy Bailey)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi said that 3 babies aged 3-4 years were victims of the fire at the Pertamina Plumpang Depot, North Jakarta, Friday, March 4 evening.

Budi conveyed this when he went directly to the location of the fire victims at the Pertamina Plumpang Depot who were being treated at the Koja Regional General Hospital (RSUD), North Jakarta.

"Recently, Hadi, 30 years old, died, and children aged 3-4 years 3 are in a worrying condition," said Budi at the Koja Hospital, North Jakarta, Friday, March 4.

Heru confirmed that the handling for the fire victims had been prepared. So far, 14 victims have been recorded at the Koja Hospital, 10 of whom have been resolved.

"So we have prepared all the medical paramedics in the field," he said.

The fire occurred at the Pertamina Plumpang Depot with the fire object in Pertamina's gas pipeline on Friday 4 March at around 20.00 WIB. A total of 18 units of fire engines were deployed to tame the fire.

Currently, officers are working hard to extinguish the fire, which is suspected to have been caused by lightning that hit the Pertamina depot.