Police investigate factory fire<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Three employees of a shoe factory destroyed by a
\nfire Wednesday morning are still under questioning by the
\nTangerang police.<\/p>\n
\"However, we can not yet announce any conclusion to our
\npreliminary investigation about the fire because everything is
\nstill ongoing,\" Tangerang Police Chief Lt. Col. Djoko Satryo told
\nThe Jakarta Post yesterday.<\/p>\n
The fire, which started at around 5 a.m. Wednesday caused an
\nestimated loss of billions of rupiah as it burned thousands of
\npairs of ready-to-export shoes, five company cars, a large
\nquantity of raw materials and several machines.<\/p>\n
No fatalities were reported but three employees, one woman and
\ntow men, were reportedly badly burned after failing to escape
\nquickly enough.<\/p>\n
They were identified as Henny (the woman), Budi and Kusnadi.
\nThey were rushed to two different hospitals: the Tangerang
\nGeneral hospital and Assobirin Hospital.<\/p>\n
Located in the small village of Cibadak at Cikupa, Tangerang,
\nthe factory owned by PT Gandawa Indawa produced several
\ninternational brand-named shoes, such as Eagle.<\/p>\n
Despite employees attempts to put it out with extinguishers,
\nthe fire grew bigger. The five fire crews that attended also
\nfound it uneasy to put the fire out immediately.<\/p>\n
Djoko said yesterday,\"It's not easy for us to conclude the
\nreal cause of the blaze.<\/p>\n
\"But we'll keep on investigating all possibilities that might
\nhave sparked the fire, including the possibility of an arson,\"
\nsaid Djoko, who is soon to be promoted to be the deputy commander
\nfor cadets at the Police Academy in Semarang, Central Java.<\/p>\n
The officer said that forensic police experts from the
\nNational Police headquarters are due to examine the scene soon.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, the gutted factory was being guarded by dozens of
\npolice and military personnel.<\/p>\n
According to Prana Sigit, head of the Tangerang Municipality
\nFire Brigade, there are around 1,400 factories in Tangerang, most
\nof which are export-oriented producers and prone to fire. (bsr)<\/p>",
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