Residents Kiss Strong Smell Before The Pertamina Plumpang Depot Fire

Photo: Doc. Antara

JAKARTA - A number of residents admitted that a pungent odor like kerosene before the Pertamina Plumpang Depot in Tanah Merah, Koja District, North Jakarta caught fire on Friday night, March 3, 2023.

Be patient with residents of RT06/RW10 as well as shop owners, at that time they had just returned from work as online motorcycle taxis panicked because they smelled gas like pungent kerosene from the front of their house which was located at a radius of 100 meters from the burning Pertamina Depot wall.

Experiencing the peculiarity of the pungent smell, then Subur walked to the house of the local RT. I want to coordinate about the smell. But when I walked, I was surprised behind me that the residents had run and then there was an explosion," said Sabar, Saturday, March 4.

Be patient and then turn right towards his house to approach his family and ask them to leave the house immediately. "Let's get out immediately. Many people have run," said Sabar, a resident of Jalan Perjuangan Koja, North Jakarta.

After that the fire seemed to be rising high, causing panic among residents around the location. I panicked too. Even though I just got home. I haven't had time to drink the coffee made by my son," said Sabar.

Currently, at least 17 residents are reported to have died as a result of a fire at the Pertamina Plumpang Depot. The temporary data consists of 15 adults and 2 children.

The list of victims who died completes a long list of 51 injured victims. The victims consisted of 49 serious burns, two moderate burns. BPBD revealed that most of the victims suffered burns and had undergone treatment at a number of hospitals.

"Until now, the joint SAR team is still at the location of the fire to look for other possible victims among the debris of the burning building," said the Daily Executor of the Head of the DKI BPBD, M Ridwan.