Three injured in gas stove explosion

Three injured in gas stove explosion

JAKARTA (JP): Three people sustained serious burns after a new
gas stove exploded on Friday morning at a house in Kelapa Dua,
Tangerang, a hospital official said on Friday.

Although the explosion burned down the rented house, neighbors
acted quickly to extinguish the fire by using wet sand to prevent
the fire from spreading.

"I saw my husband do something to the stove while he was
trying to install the gas tube," said Resti, whose husband, Agus,
25, was severely injured in the incident.

Resti, whose two year-old son and brother were also badly
injured, said she was spared from the blast because she was
washing clothes near a well outside the house.

She said her husband bought the stove two months ago and did
not realize that the stove, which he refilled the night before
the explosion, was leaking. She said the blast took place when
Agus tried to light the stove.

Resti said her husband was rushed to the nearby Al-Qadr
Hospital, but was later moved to Cipto Mangunkusumo General
Hospital for intensive medical treatment. (01)