The Bomb Disposal Unit (Jibom) of Battalion B, Mobile Brigade Corps\n(Brimob) of the Bangka Belitung Islands Regional Police (Polda Babel)\nsecured the site of an explosion at a scrap metal collection yard on\nJalan Padat Karya, Air Merbau village, Tanjungpandan, Belitung regency,\non Sunday (25 October). The operation was intended to investigate the\ncause of the blast and guard against further danger.<\/p>\n
Belitung Police Chief AKBP Satria Darma said the Jibom team had been\ndeployed to ensure the crime scene was safe. The explosion left a scrap\ndealer seriously injured.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have enlisted the Bomb Disposal Unit of Battalion B, Brimob,\nPolda Babel, to investigate the cause of the explosion, which left one\nperson seriously injured,\u201d Satria said while visiting the site on\nSunday, as reported by Antara.<\/p>\n
Police received a report of the explosion at about 4pm local time on\nSunday (25 October). Belitung Police officers who arrived at the scene\nevacuated the victim to the nearest hospital for medical treatment.<\/p>\n
After the evacuation, police cordoned off the area and coordinated\nwith Polda Babel\u2019s Brimob unit to secure it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Jibom unit of Polda Babel\u2019s Brimob is now at the site to secure\nthe crime scene. We are awaiting the official examination results to\nestablish the source and exact cause of the explosion,\u201d Satria said.<\/p>\n
Initial findings suggest the explosion may have been triggered by a\npiece of scrap iron that the victim was weighing or cutting.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a suspicion that an item of scrap iron collected by the\nvictim exploded while it was being weighed or cut. However, we will have\nto wait for a thorough crime-scene examination by the Jibom unit to be\ncertain,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Satria said the police\u2019s priority was to search the entire yard to\nensure no other hazardous objects had gone undetected.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most important thing now is to ensure there is no secondary\ndevice or risk of another explosion at the site. We do not want another\ncrime scene or explosion because of inadequate precautions,\u201d Satria\nstressed.<\/p>\n
Following the incident, Belitung Police urged the public,\nparticularly scrap dealers and metal collectors, to exercise greater\ncaution. Police asked residents to report any suspicious objects\nresembling explosives or leftover wartime ammunition.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/police-secure-scrap-metal-yard-blast-site-in-belitung-1792939871", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }