This Morning, Joint Officers Sent Heavy Equipment To Find Residents "Hil" At The Pertamina Plumpang Fire Location

North Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Pol. Gidion Arif Setyawan inspected the location where it was suspected that there were victims buried by the building as a result of the Pertamina Plumpang Depot fire (Photo: Antara)

Joint officers immediately lowered heavy equipment to residential areas affected by the Pertamina Plumpang Depot fire, North Jakarta, to look for residents who were suspected of being "lost".

North Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Pol. Gidion Arif Setyawan in Jakarta, Saturday night, said heavy equipment would be lowered to residential locations starting Sunday morning with the consideration of existing limitations if the evacuation was carried out at night.

"Sedananya malam ini kita akan melakukan, memastikan menggunakan alat berat, salah satu fokusnya adalah yang bangunannya mengalami kerusakan terbangan cukup besar. Tapi malam ini belum bisa dilaksanakan, men considering situasi mungkin dini pagi ketika jelas kita berupayakan evakuasi," kata Gidion dikutip Antara, Minggu.

The involvement of the heavy equipment, said Gidion, was a follow-up to information from residents which was also corroborated by the involvement of sniffer dogs on the suspicion that victims were in the rubble at the location.

"I can't confirm what building, but the building made of permanent hebel, collapsed. We suspect that there was a victim in it, so we can find it," said Gidion.

Previously, the Pertamina Plumpang Depot, North Jakarta, experienced a fire on Friday (3/3) at around 20.00 WIB and the fire was extinguished at around 23.00 WIB.

The DKI Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat) deployed 52 fire engines and about 250 personnel to assist the extinguishing process at the location.

As a result of the incident, 16 people died and 38 people suffered burns and are currently being treated by the medical team at the hospital.

In addition, it is also reported that there are still 22 people who are suspected of missing, consisting of 12 men and 10 women.