The Reason Mother Locks 3 Toddlers In Her Room Is Not Suspected Of Being Killed In Fire

Victim's Family/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

The deadly fire that hit dozens of houses in a densely populated area on Jalan Cipinang Baru, RT 05/18, Cipinang Village, Pulogadung District, East Jakarta, was under investigation by the Pulogadung Police.

It was later discovered that the three toddlers who were burned to death because the three were in the room with the door locked.

So that when the fire broke out, the three toddlers were isolated in a locked room and could not be saved by residents because the flames were getting bigger.

Eka, the aunt of the three toddlers who were victims of the fire, said the three toddlers were sleeping in the room.

"Going to bed, his mother left them to take his brother to school. After that the room was locked," said Eka in front of the funeral home at the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta, Friday, September 20.

Then because the mother of the three toddlers was about to take her other child to school, the victim's mother was forced to lock the door of the children's room on the second floor.

"Because the last child likes to leave the room and falls. Because the front door of the room is straight up the stairs. Because twice the child fell from the stairs, his chest swelled. So to anticipate that, his mother locked the door," he said.

When the fire occurred, the father of the three toddlers who were victims of the fire was also working and were not at home. So that none of the three toddlers who died in the fire guarded him at home.

"His father is working. Yes (at the time the incident was locked inside)," he said.

As of Friday night, the three bodies of toddlers were still at the funeral home of the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta. The family is still taking care of the administration of the bodies at the Pulogadung Police.

Previously, it was reported that as many as 10 houses on Cipinang Baru Street, RT 05/18, Cipinang Village, Pulogadung District, East Jakarta, were burned to the ground on Friday, September 20, afternoon.

In addition to burning 10 plot houses in densely populated areas, this fire incident also claimed 3 deaths.

There were 3 toddlers named Kanaya (4), Rafka (3.5) and Asyifa (1.5).

The fire was extinguished at 11.52 WIB. A total of 10 fire engines with 50 personnel were deployed to extinguish the fire.

"The alleged cause of the fire is suspected to be an electrical short from a resident's house," said Firefighters officer, Comfortably to reporters at the location.