The Ponorogo District Police in East Java are investigating an\nexplosion caused by a homemade firecracker that killed a teenager in\nDukuh Cuwet, Plosojenar Village, Kauman District, on Sunday, 1 March, at\napproximately 17:00 Western Indonesia Time.<\/p>\n
The deceased victim, identified as R (16), was a resident of\nPlosojenar Village. A second victim, identified as T, a resident of\nSukorejo District, sustained serious injuries and is currently\nundergoing intensive care treatment at RSUD Bantarangin Hospital.<\/p>\n
Officers from the Criminal Investigation Unit of Ponorogo District\nPolice received the report and immediately attended the scene to conduct\ncrime scene investigation (TKP) to determine the precise cause of the\nfirecracker explosion. Several pieces of evidence have been secured for\nfurther investigation.<\/p>\n
Eyewitness Siswanto reported that the explosion was extremely loud\nand startled nearby residents. \u201cI heard the explosion was very loud,\nthen I immediately went to the location,\u201d he said. Upon arrival at the\nscene, he observed the house severely damaged with two victims lying in\nfront of the residence.<\/p>\n
Another resident, Endra Dwiono, stated that the explosion was audible\nup to approximately three kilometres from the location of the\nincident.<\/p>\n
Police continue to investigate the hypothesis that the explosion\noriginated from a homemade firecracker. Authorities have also urged the\npublic not to manufacture or ignite firecrackers, given the potential\ndanger to both personal safety and that of others.<\/p>\n
The suspected owner of a home-based firecracker manufacturing\noperation had been producing firecrackers for three years. Within the\npast week, three explosion incidents resulting from firecracker\nmanufacturing have occurred in various regions across Central Java. In\nrecent security operations, the Bomb Disposal Unit destroyed 28.6\nkilogrammes of materials seized during Batang District Police\noperations.<\/p>\n
Due to these incidents, victims were evacuated to RSI PKU\nMuhammadiyah Pekajangan Hospital for medical treatment.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/16-year-old-dies-as-homemade-firecracker-explodes-police-investigate-1772413032", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }