Police Examine 4 Witnesses Of Tunjungan Plaza 5 Surabaya Fire

Tunjungan Plaza 5 Surabaya fire/DOK via ANTARA

SURABAYA - The Satreskrim Polrestabes Surabaya examined four witnesses related to the fire incident that occurred at the Tunjungan Plaza 5 Surabaya shopping center.

"So far there are four witnesses that we are still examining, consisting of employees, security and two mall technicians," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Surabaya Police AKBP Mirzal Maulana as reported by Antara, Thursday, March 14.

His party also accompanied the Forensic Laboratory Team (Labfor) of the Surabaya Branch of the Police to find the starting point for the fire to appear.

"We checked in several parts of the building, both on the fourth floor to the 12th floor," said the senior police officer.

In addition, his party has not been able to determine which part of the fire was triggered by the fire.

"We are still conducting inspections and investigations. It is not certain at this time where the fire started. That is what we are still investigating later by examining witness statements and examining building plans as well," he said.

The Tunjungan Plaza 5 shopping center located on Jalan Embong Malang, Surabaya City caught fire on Wednesday evening.

At that time the situation at the location was a lot of visitor activity, especially the incident took place almost at the same time as iftar time. Thousands of visitors and employees were immediately evacuated to get out of the shopping center.

The fire that burned part of the building in TP 5 was successfully extinguished at around 20.00 WIB.

Dozens of fire engines were deployed, including three Bronto Skylift cars, to fight fires in high-rise buildings.

There were no fatalities in the incident, and the total loss has not yet been estimated by the manager.

The fire resulted in a number of traffic jams in the city center, such as Jalan Basuki Rahmat, Embong Malang, and Jalan Tunjungan.