The Results Of The Fire Scene Of Dozens Of Houses In Flamboyan Bawah Palangka Raya, The Source Of The Fire Is Suspected To Be Due To A Short Circuit

Inafis Polresta Palangka Raya conducted a crime scene at the location of the fire on Jalan Ahmad Yani, Flamboyan Bawah Complex, Wednesday (2/8/2023). ANTARA/Humas Polresta Palangka Raya.

PALANGKA RAYA - Palangka Raya Police and Pahandut Police, Central Kalimantan are investigating the fire case of dozens of houses in the Lower Flamboyan complex on Ahmad Yani Street.

"From the results of the crime scene (TKP) the cause of the fire of dozens of houses is suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit from one of the residents' houses who was also the victim of the fire," said Pahandut Deputy Chief of Police, AKP Suharno, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 2.

Suharno explained that the allegation was of course based on the results of the collection of information from a number of local residents and several pieces of evidence found by the Palangka Raya Police Inafis Unit around the fire scene.

"From the location of the house building suspected of being the source of the fire, the Palangka Raya Police Inafis Unit managed to find evidence in the form of a rice cooker, a gas stove along with a regulator hose to ashes and charcoal used for fire," he said.

Meanwhile, from the information of the occupants of the house, before the fire occurred, the owner of the house and her child left the house empty, to buy small snacks at a shop not far from where they live.

"From the description of the owner of the house, when left empty the place where his electronic rice cooker was alive. Meanwhile, his gas stove and electric fan were not on," he explained.

"Meskipun demikian beberapa hal tersebut masih merupakan dugaan sementara, yang tentunya kami pun masih menunggu hasil dari pemeriksaan terhadap beberapa barang bukti yang telah ditemukan dan penyelidikan lebih lanjut dari Unit Inafis," ungkap Suharno.

Meanwhile, after the fire of dozens of houses belonging to residents of the Lower Flamboyan Complex, the victims are now taking refuge in the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) Sports Building (GOR) located in the Sanaman Mantikei Field complex.

Even the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Palangka Raya City will also build a public kitchen to provide consumption to victims of the fire.

From the data collected from the local City BPBD, there were around 180 people, 48 families (KK) and 36 building units that burned down the incident.