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        "id": 1597188,
        "msgid": "bantargebang-waste-heap-collapses-as-trucks-queue-to-offload-1772997370",
        "date": "2026-03-08 21:03:41",
        "title": "Bantargebang Waste Heap Collapses as Trucks Queue to Offload",
        "author": "Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "A waste heap collapse at Bantargebang TPST in Bekasi trapped people as trucks queued to unload. Ten people were affected\u2014five truck drivers and five locals\/scavengers\u2014with three drivers evacuated alive and one dead; two drivers remain missing. The incident damaged a nearby stall and several vehicles, and rescue teams continued searching into the night.",
        "content": "<p>Bekasi, Kompas.com - A mound of waste at Bantargebang Integrated\nWaste Processing Facility (TPST Bantargebang) in Bekasi City collapsed\non Sunday, 8 March 2026, at around 14:30 WIB. The incident occurred as\nseveral garbage trucks queued to unload their loads at the disposal\narea. Eko Uban, a rescue officer with the Bekasi City Fire Department\n(Damkar Kota Bekasi), said the waste collapse struck a truck driver who\nwas waiting in line. Not only the truck drivers, but other residents\nnearby, especially those at a warung, were also buried by the falling\nwaste. \u2018People at the warung were also buried under the debris,\u2019 he\nsaid. As a result, 10 people became casualties, comprising five garbage\ntruck drivers and five residents and scavengers. However, three truck\ndrivers have been evacuated. Two were in a safe condition and receiving\ntreatment, while one was pronounced dead. \u2018Two more (drivers) are still\nbeing searched for,\u2019 he added. In addition to the truck drivers, five\nother residents were at the location at the time. \u2018Two had already been\nevacuated, female and in a dead state. Three people are still being\nsearched for,\u2019 he explained. In this incident, one warung and five\nvehicles were affected by the waste collapse. Two vehicles were\nrecovered from the debris; one vehicle was safe, while two others\nremained buried under the waste material. By Sunday night, the search\nfor those believed to be buried in the debris continued by a joint\nteam.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bantargebang-waste-heap-collapses-as-trucks-queue-to-offload-1772997370",
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