In The Aftermath Of The Pertamina Plumpang Depot Fire, Jokowi Orders All Vital Objects To Be Audited

President Jokowi RPTRA Rasela, Rawabadak, Koja, North Jakarta, Sunday, March 5. (Jehan-VOI)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ordered all parties who are vital objects or their areas are discussed zones, to be audited immediately. The goal is to prevent similar incidents.

"Yes, I have ordered," Jokowi told reporters at RPTRA Rasela, Rawabadak, Koja, North Jakarta, Sunday, March 5.

Jokowi has also ordered SOE Minister Erick Thohir to the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono to immediately find a solution. One of them is to relocate.

"I have ordered the Minister of SOEs and also the Governor of DKI (Heru Budi Hartono) to immediately find a solution to the incident that occurred in Plumpang. Especially because this is a dangerous zone. It can no longer be lived in, but there must be a solution," he said.

He revealed that the area around Depo is indeed a dangerous zone and should be a water zone.

"This should be a water zone, whether a river is made or not, we have to protect it from the vital objects we have. Because the goods in it are very dangerous, close to the community, especially with residential areas," he said.

Therefore, Jokowi asked for the decision to relocate the Pertamina depot or residential areas in the next two days.

Meanwhile, if the settlements are relocated, Jokowi ordered the DKI Provincial Government to look for other areas that could become residents' residences.

"It could be that the Plumpang (depo) has been shifted to a reclamation or the population has been shifted to relocation," said the former governor of DKI Jakarta.

"This is what will be discussed later. There are options, there are options. Are the depots being shifted, are the people being shifted. If the land is shifted where it is. However, a solution must be found immediately," he continued.

For information, the Pertamina Plumpang Depot fire occurred on Friday, March 3 at around 20.11 WIB. The Pertamina gasoline pipe fire spread to a residence in Rawabadak Selatan Village, Koja District, North Jakarta.

The fire was only extinguished on Saturday, March 4 at 02.19 WIB. As a result of this incident, 16 residents died. Then, 37 people are still receiving treatment in a number of hospitals.

As of Sunday, March 5 at 06.00 WIB, there were still 371 people displaced at the North Jakarta PMI Office and RPTRA Rasella. Some of the other refugees have returned to their respective homes.

Until now, it is not known the exact cause of the pipe leak that resulted in the explosion. The nominal loss is still calculated.