Mourning: Two Victims Of Tulungagung Firecracker Explosion Die, Two More Critical

The condition of Abdullah's destroyed house affected by the chain explosion of 205 jumbo firecrackers in Sukorejo Wetan Village, R, Tuesday, May 11/Antara

JAKARTA - Two of the nine victims of the firecracker explosion in Tulungagung, East Java finally died from serious burns he suffered in the groin, hands and whole body.

Information from the Public Relations department of rsud dr. Iskak Tulungagung, the victims who died were identified as M Asrori (25) and Nuzul Ilham (21), residents of Sukorejo Wetan Village, Rejotangan District.

"Two victims died while receiving intensive care in the Red Zone unit of IGD RSUD dr Iskak. His condition continues to deteriorate due to burns up to 50 percent throughout the body, especially the most severe in the thighs, groin and hands," said Kasi Public Relations Hospital dr Iskak Tulungagung Moch Rifai, reported antara, Tuesday, May 11.

M Asrori, whose condition was the worst, died early on Tuesday morning at 02.05 WIB. While Nuzul Ilham followed the next hour, around 03.15 WIB

Currently there are still two victims of firecracker explosions who are in critical condition and received medical emergency treatment in the Red Zone igd unit of DR Iskak Hospital.

While the other three victims who suffered burns are still being observed and treated in the Yellow Zone igd section

"For two victims who are lightly injured and in stable condition have been allowed to go home as of this morning," explained Rifai.

The total victims of firecracker explosions that entered the IGD hospital dr Iskak previously there were nine people. Four victims were admitted to the Red Zone due to critical condition, and five others were treated in the Yellow Zone and Green Zone, according to the severity of the burns suffered by each victim.

The incident occurred at approximately 8 p.m. At that time, M Asrori and dozens of other youths were completing the final stage of making jumbo-sized firecrackers with a circumference the size of a four dim pipe (circumference of about 10-15 centimeters) in the house of Abdullah, a resident of Sukorejo Wetan Village, Rejotangan Subdistrict.

Naas, one of the firecrackers that the process of closing the base of the axis accidentally exploded and triggered the explosion of hundreds of other firecrackers.

The large firecrackers have been made/produced since the beginning of fasting.

"Some of us have been tested for explosives, and the remaining 205 pieces that we filled with firecracker powder last night and carried out the closing of the hole at the base of the axis," he said.

The plan is that the big firecrackers will be detonated at the end of Ramadan and in the morning after Eid prayer, the first day of Eid al-Fitr.

The victims who suffered burns were rushed to one of the private hospitals in Ngunut, Tulungagung.

However, due to the poor condition of the victims, they were immediately referred to dr Iskak Tulungagung Hospital.