Impact Of Fire, Trans Studio Mall Makassar Temporarily Closed

Fire illustration (Photo; dock. intermediate)

JAKARTA - The police have temporarily closed operational activities at the center of the Makassar Trans Studio Mall (TSM) crowd. This was done after being burned on Jalan Metro Tanjung Bunga, for investigation purposes.

"Today it is temporarily closed, and because it is still under investigation from the police, it is closed and not functioning and operated," said South Sulawesi Police Chief Inspector General Setyo Boedi Moempoeni Harso at the scene, Monday night.

He emphasized that the closure was in the context of investigating the police in order to find out the main cause of the fire which resulted in the victim. However, when the investigation process has been completed, it will be handed back to the manager.

"Currently, the police team is conducting investigations from Puslabfor, forensics to conduct TKP (the crime scene) related to the cause of the fire, to find out whether there are short circuits or other causes to become materials for us from the police," he explained.

So far, the integrated team from the TNI, Polri and Makassar City Government are still focused on carrying out the rescue and search process if there are still victims who are still trapped in smoke inside the fire location. In addition, the team continues to carry out investigation tasks.

"We are still collecting evidence and witnesses who saw directly where the source of the fire was to be investigated by the Forensic Laboratory," said the Deputy Commander of the Brimob Police Corps emphasized.

Regarding the fatalities, he said, Based on reports that there were no reports but there were already several victims who had been treated at the hospital and are still in the process of collecting data. For the next step, the team is still conducting a sweep.

"Furthermore, from this incident, a second sweep is still being carried out, because the lights are on. Currently, search activities. Later, if there are (discovered) directly at observation and treatment is carried out, hopefully there will be no more victims," he said.

Based on the latest data, the number of victims of the Makassar TSM fire increased by three from 32 to 35 people being treated at Siloam Hospital and Stella Maris Hospital and puskesmas.

Previously, the center of the Makassar TSM crowd caught fire at around 18.30 WITA. As a result of this incident, hundreds of visitors rushed out because the four-story building was surrounded by thick smoke. Several visitors who came out late were trapped and managed to get out experiencing shortness of breath.

From video footage circulating on social media, the initial trigger for the fire came from a photo booth in the form of a replica ornament of the Eiffel tower and flowers made of paper material on the first floor.

Initially, when he was exposed to the hot lights, he emitted a fire, causing the ornament to collapse and cause thick smoke to spread to other rooms. Luckily, the fire was successfully extinguished, but thick smoke still enveloped all the rooms of the building.