Investigate Fire In Heram, Papua Police Labfor Checks Charcoal Ash For Samples

Members of the Papuan Police Labfor while investigating the fire in Heram, Jayapura City. (ANTARA/HO/Humas Polda Papua)

Papuan Police said the Papua Regional Police Forensic Laboratory was still investigating the fire that scorched two housing units in Yoka Village, Heram District, Jayapura City, Papua.

"The laboratory team has gone down and investigated the fire that was allegedly carried out by a group of people," said Head of Public Relations of the Papua Police Kombes Ignatius Benny Adi Prabowo in Papua, Friday, July 5, which was confiscated by Antara.

He said the Papua Regional Police Labfor was deployed to conduct public observations, photo shoots and documentation, examination of the extent of the damage and direction of the fire, as well as determination of the location of the first fire (LAPK) on Thursday, July 4.

In addition, the team also conducted searches and collected samples of evidence and collected data from witnesses' statements.

"From the results of the TKP investigation, it was revealed that the first fire burned down the living room, while the second house came from the family room," said Kombes Benny.

The exact cause of the fire is still waiting for the results of the charcoal ash examination that has been taken as a sample.

The sample will be analyzed using a chromagraphy mass spectrometer (GCMS) gas to determine whether there is fuel content at the location of the first fire.

"The National Police will try to uncover the fire that occurred on Wednesday, July 3, which scorched two residents' houses," said Iptu Ade Jodi Harmawan.