PMI Agent Office In Taiwan Burns, 2 Indonesian Citizens Father And Sister Died

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JAKARTA - At least two Indonesian citizens (WNI) were killed in the fire incident in Guishan District, New Taipei City, Taiwan last Saturday at around 05.00.

Information from the Indonesian Economic and Trade Office in Taipei received in Jakarta, Tuesday, October 5, stated that a fire broke out at the residence of the family of an Indonesian citizen who also serves as the office of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Agency (PMI) "BW".

"There were three fatalities in the incident, including two people with Indonesian citizenship, with the initials TBM (48 years) and WS (44 years)," the statement said.

TBM is the head of the family while WS is TBM's younger sister. The third victim was identified with the initials TM, who was a TBM boy.

IETO explained that there was no Indonesian citizenship number in TM's death certificate, so that for now it was concluded that TM did not have Indonesian citizenship.

IETO Taipei said it would further clarify the identity of the victim with the local authorities.

Two people are said to have survived the incident, namely TBM's wife and daughter. Both are Taiwanese citizens.

The local police are still investigating the cause of the fire, but the current strong suspicion is that it is an electrical short due to the load of the power cable connection that exceeds capacity.

“IEC Taipei immediately coordinated with the local authorities, including to facilitate the processing of family visas from Indonesia in the context of processing the bodies. Currently, the body is being buried in the New Taipei City funeral home," said IETO.

Considering that the location of the fire is also the office of the PMI agent who takes care of passport renewal, IETO will replace the burned PMI passport based on a report from the local police.