South African, Portuguese nationals die in Tangerang Prison blaze

Jakarta (ANTARA) – As many as two foreigners have been among the many inmates, who misplaced their lives in a hearth that erupted within the Class 1 Jail of Tangerang, Banten.

“Two of the victims have been foreigners from South Africa and Portugal,” Legislation and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly famous in a written assertion acquired right here on Wednesday.

Laoly remarked that the ministry will coordinate with the Overseas Affairs Ministry and the respective embassies of the victims relating to the funeral course of.

In response to the report, the minister famous {that a} whole of 41 inmates had died within the incident, comprising one terror detainee and one murder prisoner, whereas the remainder have been narcotics convicts, together with two foreigners.

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Moreover, the corpses have been positioned on the Tangerang District Regional Hospital (RSUD) and can be moved to the Kramat Jati Nationwide Police Hospital for additional identification.

As well as, eight victims suffered extreme accidents and have been handled on the Tangerang RSUD and Sitanala Hospital, whereas 72 individuals suffered delicate accidents and have been nursed on the jail clinic, Head of Jakarta Metro Jaya Regional Police Inspector Common Fadil Imran acknowledged.

The blaze occurred at one of many residential blocks of the Class 1 Jail of Tangerang at 1:45 Indonesian Western Time on Wednesday morning. The firefighters efficiently extinguished the blaze by round 3:15 native time.

The jail block was Chandiri Nengga 2 (C2) that was inhabited by 122 inmates. The hearth was supposedly brought on by {an electrical} brief circuit.

The Jakarta Metro Jaya Regional Police will conduct additional investigation relating to the reason for the incident on the regional jail that homes 2,072 convicts.

In the meantime, Head of the Public Relations Bureau of the ministry Tubagus Erif Faturahman has acknowledged that the households of the inmates can receive additional data by contacting the disaster middle at 081213726370.

“The quantity is barely to serve the household,” he remarked.

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