Police Wait For DNA Test Results To Know The Identity Of Tambora Fire Victims

Head of the National Police Medical Bureau Brigadier General Nyoman Eddy/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta, is waiting for the results of the "deoxyribonucleic acid" (DNA) tests for two fire victims at the boarding house in Duri Selatan Village, Tambora District, West Jakarta, so that they can be followed up with identification.

"We must wait for the results first, we will try to identify them immediately, but it is estimated that next Monday we will see the results," said the Head of the National Police Medical Bureau, Brigadier General Pol Nyoman Eddy, quoting Antara, Friday, August 18.

He said the results of the DNA test of the fire victims would only come out in about three to four days.

He added that the two bodies could not be identified through examination of fingerprints, medical records and teeth of the victims during their lifetime.

This was due to the condition of the two bodies which were difficult to identify visually due to the effects of the fire.

"For the two bodies that have not been identified, we have taken DNA samples," said Nyoman Eddy.

Previously, the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta, had handed over the bodies of four victims of the Tambora fire.

The four bodies were successfully identified based on the match of comparative data such as the victim's medical and dental records.

The four bodies of fire victims who have been handed over to the family are Alex Chandra (21), Gholib Mawardi (27), Hamid (19) and Edi Sunarto (40).

A fire at a boarding house in Duri Selatan Village, Tambora District, West Jakarta, resulted in six deaths and three burns on Wednesday, August 17, at around 06.30 WIB.

The victims who died or suffered burns were thought to be trapped in the burning boarding house.