12 Kg Gas Cylinder Explosion In Tangerang, Police Suspected Due To Hose Leak

Police suspect that the explosion of a 12 kilogram gas cylinder in Babakan Village was caused by a hose leak/ANTARA

TANEGRANG - Kelapa Dua Police Chief, Kompol Tribuana Roseno suspected that the explosion of a 12 kilogram gas cylinder in Babakan Village, Bojong Nangka Village, Kelapa Dua District, Tangerang Regency, Banten last night was due to a hose leak.

"There is a possibility of a gas hose leaking, so that when you turn on the stove it immediately grabbed and exploded," he said in Tangerang as reported by Antara, Friday, July 15.

According to him, the alleged gas hose leak was predicted to have lasted long enough so that the gas that had accumulated in the house with minimal ventilation could trigger a large explosion.

"So when the owner of the house turned on the stove, it suddenly exploded," he said.

However, he also has not disclosed about the lighter that triggered a loud explosion that injured four occupants of the house.

"According to the victim's statement at that time, he did not smell a gas leak. And indeed at that time the victim's position was three people in the house and one in the kitchen," he said.

He said that of the four victims of the explosion, only one is still undergoing intensive treatment at the Murni Asih Hospital, while the other three have been sent home to their families.

As for the identities of the victims, the initials AM (7), MA (8), and MI (45) suffered burns.

"The identity of the other, namely the victim's wife, we don't know yet. But the only one being treated is her husband, MI," he said.

He also added that the impact of the explosion had also damaged as many as five houses, including three heavily damaged houses and two lightly damaged houses.