A tragic incident occurred in Tangerang on Saturday, May 30, when a teenage girl identified by the initial J lost her life in a fire that engulfed a local workshop. The blaze broke out around 3:00 PM WIB at a repair shop located in the Sukamulya Village, Cikupa District.
The victim had been at the workshop, spending time in the back area while using her mobile phone. At the time, two employees, Tri and Ade, were performing repairs on motorcycles within the shop. According to Ipda Syaiful Rusdiansyah, head of the Criminal Investigation Unit at Cikupa Police, the fire was triggered by a routine maintenance procedure gone wrong.
Ade was heating a motorcycle component, specifically a shield water pump, using a portable gas torch. Simultaneously, his colleague, Tri, was in the process of cleaning a motorcycle fuel tank. As Ade worked, the flames from his torch accidentally ignited the fuel tank Tri was handling. In a moment of panic, Tri instinctively threw the burning tank into the workshop, causing the fire to spread rapidly throughout the interior of the building.
As the blaze escalated, J was trapped in the rear of the shop. In a desperate attempt to seek shelter from the flames, she retreated into the bathroom. Tragically, the fire spread too quickly, and she was unable to escape. First responders later discovered the teenager’s body in a seated position inside the bathroom. Her remains have since been recovered and transported to the Balaraja Regional General Hospital (RSUD).
The fire was eventually brought under control by the Tangerang Regency BPBD, which deployed two fire engines to the scene. By 3:30 PM WIB, the flames were fully extinguished, allowing authorities to begin the evacuation process. Police investigations later confirmed that the fire was sparked by the use of carburetor cleaner near the open flame, which acted as an accelerant, allowing the fire to engulf the workshop premises within minutes.
Summary
A tragic fire at a workshop in Sukamulya Village, Tangerang, resulted in the death of a teenage girl identified as J on May 30. The incident began when a motorcycle component was being heated with a gas torch, which accidentally ignited a nearby fuel tank being cleaned by an employee. The resulting fire spread rapidly throughout the building, trapping the victim in the bathroom where she was seeking safety.
Local authorities, including the Cikupa Police and the Tangerang Regency BPBD, confirmed that the blaze was exacerbated by the presence of carburetor cleaner, causing it to intensify within minutes. Despite the swift arrival of two fire engines that extinguished the flames by 3:30 PM, the victim could not be saved. Her remains were later recovered and transported to Balaraja Regional General Hospital for further processing.