Riau Police Forensic Team Investigate Fire At Cik Puan Market In Pekanbaru

The Riau Police Forensic Laboratory (Labfor) Team conducted a crime scene investigation to investigate the cause of the fire at Cik Puan Pekanbaru Market, Monday (20/2/2023). ANTARA/Annisa Firdausi

PEKANBARU - The Riau Police Forensic Laboratory (Labfor) team took several samples of items from the ruins of the remaining fires at Cik Puan Market, Pekanbaru City for further investigation regarding the cause of the incident.

"We have processed the crime scene (TKP) to trace the source of the fire by taking several items for further examination, as well as requesting information from witnesses," said the Head of the Riau Police Laboratory for Fiskom Sub-division, Kompol Admiral, reported by ANTARA, Monday, 20 February.

At the location of the TKP, the Labfor officials inspected a kiosk that had been restricted by police lines as a sign that unauthorized persons were not allowed to enter the area because it was suspected to be the place where the fire started.

The Labfor Team for Riau Police, in addition to collecting the remaining charcoal from the fire and cable installation for further investigation, also requested information from a number of traders who were summoned to enter past the police line.

"The results will come out in about a week to two weeks," he said.

At that location, it was seen that some of the residents also witnessed the activities of Labfor officers from behind police lines. In addition, a number of stall owners picked up leftover goods that might still be used.

The fire incident involving hundreds of stalls at the Cik Puan Market in Pekanbaru City on Sunday (19/2) occurred relatively quickly because most of the shops were made of flammable wood.

According to the police, the traditional market fire incident did not cause any casualties, but the loss is estimated at billions of rupiah.