The Manager Of A Gas Station That Caught Fire In Pangkep Threatened With Heavy Sanctions For Making Mistakes That Caused A Casualty

A number of firefighters extinguish the fire during a gas station fire in Pangkep, South Sulawesi, Friday, August 6 (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Managers of Oil Fuel Filling Stations (SPBUs) are threatened with severe sanctions if they are proven to have made a mistake that resulted in a fire that claimed lives. Pertamina Regional Sulawesi, Taufik Kurniawan when confirmed by reporters regarding the fire incident, in Makassar, Friday night. He confirmed that the gas station caught fire at around 15.25 WITA. The gas station is managed by the Employee Cooperative (Kopkar), PT Semen Tonasa. And currently the operator and owner of the gas station are undergoing intensive investigations by the local police.

This is related to an indication of a violation, because the owner of the burning vehicle is suspected to be a retailer of Pertamini Fuel Oil (BBM), because he was concerned with filling fuel in a jerry can found on his car. "In the car, two jerrycan duct tape were found. further investigation by the police," said Taufik. His party fully supports the police investigation process, considering that there are illegal acts and endanger human lives that will cause enormous losses not only to gas stations and other vehicle users. "So we are in imposing sanctions on gas station owners. after the investigation process is proven to have committed an illegal act. Then the sanctions are in the form of permanently stopping the distribution of BBM or not distributing premiums, "he said. You can fill up fuel with jerry cans if you have an official letter. Previously, the fire incident at the gas station in Bungoro District, Pangkep Regency resulted in three victims, each member of the TNI Serka Yarman (35), known to personnel from Kodim 1421 Pangkep (the owner of the car), Habib Ashar (8 ) and Moh. Alif (15), the nephew of Serka Yarman, died in a fire in a car.