JAKARTA, Mac 31 (NNN-ANTARA) – Over 130 families have been evacuated, after an explosion at a military ammunition warehouse, near the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, last night, an official said today.
The blast occurred at a warehouse, owned by the Jayakarta Regional Military Command in Ciangsana Village, Bogor regency, West Java province, approximately seven km away from Jakarta’s eastern border. Reports indicate that the explosion was audible within a seven km radius.
West Java Acting Governor, Bey Machmudin, told local media that, evacuees were currently being housed in two separate temporary shelters.
According to Jayakarta Regional Military Command Chief, Mohamad Hasan, fire brigades managed to extinguish the explosions at around 3:45 a.m. local time, this morning. He also confirmed that no fatalities were reported in the incident.
Hasan explained that, the fire originated in a warehouse within the military complex used for storing expired ammunition.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is still underway.– NNN-ANTARA
