Investigate The Cause Of The Pertamina Plumpang Depot Fire, 14 Witnesses Including PT Pertamina Employees Examined By The Police

Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan (Photo: DOK VOI/Rizky AP)

JAKARTA - The National Police examined 14 witnesses in an effort to reveal the cause of the Pertamina Plumpang Depot fire that killed dozens of people. Some of them are from PT Pertamina's side. "Until now, the joint team of Bareskrim Polri and Polda Metro Jaya are still working on investigating to find evidence and clues and 14 people have been questioned," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, to reporters, Monday, March 6. There are nine witnesses from PT Pertamina. They consist of operators, security, supervisors, technicians. Meanwhile, the rest of the surrounding community. "9 people (PT Pertamina, ed) and the rest are the community," he said. The examination of dozens of witnesses was carried out in the last two days. However, it was not explained in detail the results of the interim examination. Ramadhan said that in finding the cause of the fire, the National Police was looking for clues by prioritizing scientific crime investigation. "He was examined at Polda Metro Jaya, yes, he was examined yesterday and today," said Ramadhan. Pertamina Plumpang depot, North Jakarta, caught fire on Friday, March 3 at around 20.00 WIB. Then, the fire can be extinguished 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.