12 Victims Injured in Cimuning SPBE Explosion, Losses Reach Billions
A near-fatal incident occurred at the Bulk LPG Filling Station (SPBE) on Cinyosog Road, Cimuning Ward, Mustika Jaya District, Bekasi City. The fierce fire that broke out on Wednesday night (1/4) resulted in 12 people sustaining injuries and destroyed dozens of assets in the surrounding area.
The Head of the Emergency and Logistics Section of the Bekasi City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Idham Kholid, confirmed that the dozen victims, consisting of SPBE Cimuning employees and local residents, are currently undergoing intensive treatment in four different hospitals.
“There are no fatalities, while 12 victims are under treatment. They are residents and SPBE Cimuning employees,” Idham stated on Thursday (2/4).
The victims are currently scattered across Kartika Husada Hospital, Bekasi Regency General Hospital, dr. Chasbullah Abdulmadjid General Hospital, and Citra Arafiq Hospital. To date, the authorities are still conducting detailed data collection regarding the severity of the injuries suffered by the victims.
The Bekasi City Fire and Rescue Service (Disdamkarmat) strongly suspects that the fire was triggered by a gas leak worsened by an electrical short circuit.
Acting Head of Disdamkarmat Bekasi City, Heryanto, revealed that initial reports from residents indicated they smelled a pungent gas odour before the explosion occurred.
“The trigger was, among other things, an electrical short circuit that caused the gas explosion. This is based on information from residents who smelled gas at the location,” Heryanto explained.
The rampage of the fire in the 2,000 square metre area left significant damage. Based on preliminary BPBD data, the material losses include:
[Note: Specific details of losses were not fully detailed in the available information, but total financial losses are still being calculated by the relevant parties and are estimated to reach billions of rupiah.]
As of this report, the total financial loss is still in the process of being calculated by the relevant parties. The SPBE area has been cordoned off with police tape for further investigation by the police to determine the exact cause of the incident.