Story at Plumpang Depot Fire Location, Mother Asking for Rice Packets Scolded by Officers
PLUMPANG — Story at Plumpang Depot Fire Location: Mother Scolded by Officer for Asking Rice Packets
Various stories have emerged from the site of the fire at the Pertamina-owned Plumpang Depot in Depok.
One of them is the story of a mother who was not a victim of the fire but experienced an unfortunate incident.
An elderly mother named Amah was seen shouting while walking at the site of the Rawa Badak Selatan fire in Koja District, North Jakarta on Monday (6/3/2023).
The mother was angry after not receiving any food aid or rice packets at the fire post.
Although her house was not affected by the fire, she was demanding food that was originally prepared for fire victims.
“I don’t accept being scolded like that, if I don’t get it then that’s it, no need to get angry,” she said.
She admitted that although her house was not on fire, she was exhausted when the incident occurred because she had to run for safety.
However, she wanted to receive the same food aid as the fire victims who received assistance from the government.
“I’m upset that I was scolded, I can still buy rice for Rp 10,000,” she insisted.
Amah admitted that she was a new resident who had not been living in the area for long.
She also didn’t mind not receiving aid like the fire victims.
“I haven’t reported to the local RT/RW yet, but I want to get some rice, sir,” she said.
Earlier, North Jakarta Fire and Rescue Department Duty Officer Idrisman explained that at 2:00 am, the death toll had reached 13 people.
“The death toll is 13 people, and 49 people were injured. Among the deceased were 10 adults and three children,” said Idrisman at the location on Saturday (4/3/2023).
Idrisman stated that the source of the fire was a fuel tank pipeline that caused a massive blaze and spread to residential areas.
“There was one fuel tank pipeline that caught fire, and the fire spread to residents due to a small explosion,” he said.
“The affected residential areas are partially in one RT of RW 09 and also in RW 01, and the number of houses destroyed is not yet counted, estimated to be dozens,” he concluded.
