20200926 Five dead in fire caused by gas canister explosion in North Sumatra
Indonesia Sep 26 2020 “Building” “Houses”
Dead : dead 5 to 9 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Five dead in fire caused by gas canister explosion in North Sumatra
Updated: 2020–09–27
A screenshot from a video posted online of the facility on fire.SCREENSHOT: TWITTER
A family of five was killed in a fire that engulfed their four-story house on Jl. Panyabungan in Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, on Saturday night.
According to Pematang Siantar Fire Department head Josua Sihaloho, police officers were looking into the incident but an initial investigation found that the fire started on the first floor where the family stored liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) canisters.
Josua said the victims, 67 year-old Ameng, 39 year-old Yenti, 15 year-old Clarissa Kie, 12 year-old Kenrick Kie and 6-year-old Kenjiro Kie, were found in two different locations in the house.
Four victims were found in a bedroom on the second floor and another victim was found in a bathroom on the first floor, Josua said.
He further stated that the firefighters struggled to put out the fire as explosions kept occurring from inside the building.
Angga, a local resident, said that he heard an explosion coming from the house prior to the fire.
I heard an explosion sound and saw fire burst out from the building, Angga told
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