Ex-Elpiji Gas Supply Warehouse In Tangerang Burns, 3 People Injured

Trucks in warehouses used for LPG mixing caught fire/ Photo: IST

TANGERANG An unmaintained warehouse used to supply LPG gas in the Periuk area, Tangerang City caught fire, Monday night, April 1. As 3 people were reported to be seriously injured.

The head of the Tangerang City BPBD, Maryono, said that before the warehouse caught fire, the witness heard the sound of an explosion coming from inside the warehouse.

The fire in the warehouse of the former KMK factory is suspected to be the place for mixing LPG gas, RT 01/04 Periuk Village. The area is known as the alley of the corpse of Kampung Periuk, "said Maryono in his statement, Monday, April 5.

Maryono said his party deployed 9 firefighters and dozens of personnel to speed up the blackout.

"9 joint fire fighting units from the city of Tangerang and UPT Periuk were deployed to extinguish the fire," he said.

Maryono confirmed that there were no casualties in the incident. However, there were 3 people injured. Meanwhile, losses cannot be estimated.

3 people were burned and are now being treated at Sari Asih Hospital, Sangiang. The identity is not yet known. The warehouse measuring 8x12 caught fire. 1 truck. Losses can't be estimated yet," he concluded.