Elpiji Base In Medan Explodes, 13 Injured

Medan Police Chief Kombes Teddy Jhon Sahala Marbun (central) inspected the location of the fire in Sei Rotan Village, Batang Kuis District, Deli Serdang Regency, Friday (24/5/2024). (ANTARA)

The Medan City Police, North Sumatra, investigated the fire incident accompanied by an explosion at an LPG base in Sei Rattan Village, Percut Sei Tuan District, Deli Serdang Regency, Thursday (23/5) night, which resulted in 13 people being injured.

"We are still investigating the cause of the fire and gathering information from several witnesses," said Medan Police Chief Commissioner Teddy Jhon Sahala Marbun, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, May 24.

The Head of the Polrestabes added that his party also coordinated with relevant agencies to determine the cause of the fire accompanied by the explosion and take preventive measures so that similar incidents do not happen again.

"The explosion allegedly came from a 3-kilogram LPG base which resulted in 13 people being burned," he said.

Of the 13 people who suffered burns, added Teddy, there were two people whose burns reached 90 percent and currently the two victims are being treated intensively at the Medan Hajj General Hospital.

Meanwhile, 11 other people were treated at Mitra Medika Tembung Hospital, Deli Serdang Regency.

The 13 victims of the explosion were workers at the LPG base.

Previously, a warehouse unit at the LPG gas base in Sei Rotan Village, Batang Kuis District, Deli Serdang Regency, caught fire on Thursday (23/5) night.

Head of Deli Serdang Regency Fire and Rescue Unit, Fitra, said that his party had dispatched three fire engines and was assisted by a unit from the Medan City Fire and Rescue Service.

The fire incident accompanied by an explosion that occurred at around 21.30 WIB could be controlled by firefighters at around 23.00 WIB.