Holding TKP Process, Police Find 2 Explosion Points Allegedly Firecrackers In Malang

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The Batu Resort Police (Polres) stated that a joint team that carried out the crime scene (TKP) of the explosion in Pulosari Hamlet, Kasembon District, Malang Regency, East Java, found two explosion points that were thought to have come from the raw materials for making firecrackers.

Batu Police Chief AKBP Oskar Syamsuddin said the two points were inside the house which was badly damaged by the explosion, Saturday, March 11.

"There are two points of explosion, for now why it exploded is still being studied in the laboratory," said Oskar.

Oskar explained that the two explosion points had different diameters. At the first point, it has a diameter of approximately 50 centimeters with a depth of 11 centimeters. While at the second point, it has a depth of 11.5 centimeters with a diameter of 49 centimeters.

According to him, the officers who carried out the crime scene also found four bags suspected of containing powdered raw materials for making firecrackers.

Each bag is estimated to contain 500 grams of powder which is said to have the low explosive power.

"For the powder we found there were four bags. It is estimated that there are approximately 2 kilograms, per bag of 500 grams. There are two types of powder, technically they are still waiting for the laboratory results," he said.

He added, based on a number of eyewitness statements at the scene, the victim who died named Hasan (18) was a firecracker seller.

The police also found a notebook for making firecrackers belonging to the victim.

"Based on the testimony of witnesses who were at the location at that time, it is suspected that the victim was a designer. We also found records of making firecrackers," he said.

In addition, he continued, still based on the testimony of these witnesses, the firecrackers produced by the victims were not traded.

However, it is used for itself during Ramadan or during fasting.

"Based on information, every year the victim makes firecrackers, it is used by himself and the people who are in this neighborhood. So they are not traded," he said.

As a result of the explosion, the person with the initials Hasan, aged 18, was reported to have died as a result of an explosion that allegedly came from the raw material for making firecrackers.

In addition, the explosion that occurred at around 18.30 WIB also caused two people to be injured and had to be treated at a nearby hospital, causing three houses to be damaged.

Until now, one victim of the explosion of firecracker raw material is still being treated at the hospital and must be referred to a hospital in Kediri Regency, East Java.

Meanwhile, one other injured victim has been allowed to return home.