Pertamina Plumpang Depot Tragedy, Mr. RW: Residents Have Left Their Homes Again Take One Million Money

Houses of residents affected by the Pertamina Plumpang fire/ Photo: Jehan/VOI

Bambang Setiono as the Head of RW01, Rawa Badak Selatan Village, North Jakarta, revealed that there were 9 people in his neighborhood from two RTs who died as a result of a severe fire at the Pertamina Depot, Plumpang, North Jakarta.

He said there were several victims who died, because they took the wrong road while trying to avoid a fire near his house.

"There are various things, something is wrong to run away, there are others who come back again, maybe when he explosioned he didn't turn out to smell something charred in the house," said Setiono when confirmed, Tuesday, March 7.

In addition, he also said that some had tried to escape in their vehicles. However, because of the denseness of the residents who tried to escape, they were trapped at the location.

"So it varies, there are those who when the explosion then come out like an explosion of fire, some pass by using a motorbike and they are immediately burned, the car is also burned and the house is burned down, people who come out at that time have one million more good money, keep defecating, 2 days have just been found," he said.

Of the many victims who died in the incident, Bhayangkara TK I Hospital Raden Said Sukanto (Polri Hospital) Kramat Jati has received 15 bodies and one body part of the Pertamina Depot fire victim, Plumpang, North Jakarta. 3 bodies have been identified and brought by the family.

However, the DVI Team has received ante mortem data or comparative data provided by the family. Meanwhile, DNA from the entire victim's family has been sent to the forensic laboratory.

The DVI team is targeting the results of DNA ante mortem matching from the victim's family with a post mortem from the body through a forensic laboratory test to be completed as soon as possible to reveal the identity of the victim's body.

The head of the Kramatjati Police Hospital, Brigadier General Hariyanto, said that 15 (family) had reported the ante mortem post. Everything has been taken DNA.

"So DNA is still in process, hopefully in the next few days it will be completed. Then today we focus on re-identifying from the teeth, then medical, and property. But we still need to deepen, hopefully we can convey the results and identify them," he told reporters, Tuesday, March 7.