3 People Detained After Burning Illegal Oil Wells In Batanghari Jambi

The location of the illegal oil well that caught fire in the protected forest area of the People's Forest Park (Tahura) Sultan Thaha Saifuddin, Batanghari Regency, Jamb (ANTARA)

JAMBI - The police have detained and named three suspects in the case of burning illegal oil wells located in the protected forest of the Great Forest Park (Tahura) Sultan Thaha Saifuddin in Batanghari Regency, Jambi.

"The three suspects, two of whom have been arrested, namely the initials S and E, while the suspect with the initials D died at the time of the incident," said Batanghari Police Chief AKBP Bambang Puwanto, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, February 12.

In addition to securing the suspect, he said, his party also secured evidence in the form of a ring unit to drill oil.

For their actions, the Police Chief, the two suspects were charged with violating Law Number 22 of 2001 concerning oil and gas, with a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a maximum fine of Rp. 60 billion.

According to him, the fire in the Tahura protected forest occurred quite large. The fire is thought to have occurred caused by the activity of illegal oil wells inside the Sultan Thaha Grand Forest Park area on Friday (9/2) at around 18.45 WIB.

One victim who died and the victim was an illegal oil well worker who was hit by an explosion.

"Yes, for the victims who died, only one person with the initials D and the victim were taken to the Hamah Hospital at around 04.30 WIB using an ambulance at the Muara Jangga Health Center," he said.

Until now, the victim is still in the morgue of the Hamah Muara Bulian Regional General Hospital (RSUD). However, the identity of the victim cannot be known because his body was burned down, therefore it is very difficult to identify.

The cause of the forest fire in the Tahura area was caused by suspect D who was still working at a time when it was getting dark.

Suspect D has been reminded by one of the witnesses not to carry out activities because it is already night and the gas will gather below and prone to fires.

"However, suspect D continued to carry out activities by turning on the generators, as a result, there was a fire in the illegal oil well," said AKBP Bambang Purwanto.