TANGERANG - Danton Bravo Damkar South Tangerang City, Nurudin, said three people who died from the fire incident at the All Nite & Day Alam Sutera Hotel, North Serpong, South Tangerang, were suspected of being caused by smoke radiation while trapped in the elevator of the building.
"So, they were trapped in the elevator. They breathed smoke stuck in the elevator, kept breathing smoke. It seems that it was due to smoke irradiation. The victims were hotel workers/employees including security, maintenance, and officeboy," said Nurudin when confirmed, Saturday, June 8, 2024.
Nurudin explained that the incident began when an electrical short occurred on the electrical panel on the 6th floor of the hotel. Shortly thereafter, the fire appeared and eventually grew bigger.
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At that time, six victims tried to see something happening on the 6th floor of the hotel. They took the elevator to get to the point of the fire.
"When we arrived there, there were indeed victims who were trapped on the 5th floor. It was suspected that the short circuit in the panel room continued to spread to the elevator hallway. There was a fire," he said.
"Then, the victim wanted to look up using the elevator. After on the 5th floor, at the scene of the fire, the elevator was jammed. So, they got stuck there and inhaled smoke," said Nurudin again.
The firefighters who received the information immediately immediately dispatched four units and 30 personnel from the South Tangerang Fire Department.
Next, they extinguished the fire and evacuated the trapped victims of the elevator. The six hotel employees were taken to Seru General Hospital, South Tangerang.
"Six people were trapped, three survived, three of them died," said Nurudin.
Meanwhile, the current condition of the fire has been successfully extinguished. Nurudin said the burning building was only 15 percent of the hotel area.
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