Acting Governor Of Bali Asks Police To Completely Investigate The Denpasar LPG Warehouse Fire That Killed 18 People

Acting Governor Of Bali Sang Made Mahendra Jaya/PHOTO: Dafi-VOI

Acting Governor of Bali Sang Made Mahendra Jaya wants the police to be able to handle the LPG/elpiji warehouse fire incident on Jalan Cargo Taman Denpasar which has caused 18 victims to die and see the root of the problem to completion.

"We are concerned about the death toll of 18 people. I hope something like this doesn't happen again," said Mahendra Jaya, Monday, June 24.

He also hopes that the police in the local area can handle the LPG fire incident that occurred on June 9, 2024 and see the root of the problem to completion.

"Who is guilty must be held accountable for his actions in court," said Mahendra Jaya.

The Bali Provincial Government, he continued, has also formed an integrated team consisting of the Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP), the Department of Manpower and Energy for Mineral Resources and the Bali Police to monitor so that there is no practice of mixing LPG.

Meanwhile, Head of the Public Relations Section of the Denpasar Police, AKP Ketut Sukadi, said the results of the investigation and investigation by the Bali Police Forensic Laboratory revealed that the LPG warehouse fire came from the dynamo section of a pickup truck that emitted sparks and grabbed a 50 kilogram LPG cylinder.

Sukadi explained that based on investigations and investigations, as well as the results of laboratory tests, the center of the explosion and fire were in the middle of the LPG warehouse belonging to CV Bintang Bagus Perkasa.

Based on the testimony of witnesses and suspects Sukojin, the car is usually driven by the victim named Edi. However, surely no one knows because no other witness can explain and confirm the testimony of the suspect Sukojin.