Oxygen Cylinder Explodes, One Worker In Pontianak Is Seriously Injured

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PONTIANAK - An oxygen distributor worker, PT Baja Sarana Sejahtera (BSS) on Antasari Street, Pontianak City, West Kalimantan suffered serious injuries to his head and body when a customer's tube exploded while filling oxygen.

An eyewitness named Abetnego in Pontianak said that the victim, Yohanes, was seriously injured when the oxygen cylinder of a customer who was waiting in line suddenly exploded while being filled with oxygen.

"As a result of the oxygen cylinder explosion, the victim suffered serious injuries and it looks quite serious, especially in the head", he said, quoted by Antara, Thursday, August 12.

Abetnego said the victim also suffered injuries in several parts of his body so he was immediately taken to the hospital.

Meanwhile, the head of PT BSS, Daniel said, he did not know for sure the owner of the oxygen cylinder that exploded during the refill. However, he said he would temporarily close his place of business pending an investigation from the police.

"We will temporarily close this activity, pending an investigation from the police", he said.

He said the queue for oxygen refills for people who were self-isolating due to exposure to COVID-19 had been quite long lately.

"We admit that it went awry, because people want to hurry and they want to hurry. We will evaluate the impact of this case so that in the future it doesn't happen again", he said.

Daniel also questioned the owner of the exploded oxygen cylinder because it suddenly disappeared. "In this case, whether someone intentionally interfered or something else, we don't know", he said.

Until now, there has been no information from the police regarding the case of the explosion of the oxygen cylinder at the PT BSS refill station.