East Aceh
- The oil well exploded in Desa Pasir Putih, Ranto Peureulak Sub-district, East Aceh, Aceh. A number of people died as a result of this incident. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning (25/4/2018). The well was known to belong to a local named Nazar. But the well was declared illegal. Read also: Off, This Appearance of Current Condition of Illegal Oil Wells in Aceh What Happened? According to the Head of Ranto Peureulak Subdistrict, Saiful, at first sparks flashed into the oil well. Sparks originally emerged from one of the traditional oil-mining drilling wells by residents. Flames were struck by locals and three houses. Police are still investigating the cause of the explosion of illegal oil wells in East Aceh. The police will ask for expert information for the investigation. "It's illegal mines and the police know, we want to take action to close but it is a community search field," said Aceh Governor Irwandi told reporters when met at the House of Representatives of Aceh on Wednesday (25/4/2018).
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The Flame of the Oil Well Explosion in East Aceh After 27 Hours When did the incident occur? The incident of this oil well explosion occurred at around 02.00 am, Wednesday (25/4). At that time, a number of residents were in the location to dig and take the oil in the well of Nazar. Suddenly, there was an explosion and a fire soared. Location around explosion of oil well. Location around explosion of oil well. Photo: Datuk Haris Molana / detikcom After 27 hours, the fire from the explosion of the oil well went out. The fire that rose as high as 75 meters slowly shrank step by step since last night. Toward dawn, the fire was finally extinguished and there was only a burst of gas. "At 05.00 WIB (the extinction of fire) but the gas goes out," said Head of Disaster Management Agency of Aceh (BPBA) Teuku Ahmad Dadek, Thursday (26/4/2018). According to Dadek, the overnight fire was extinguished by itself.
What causes the explosion?
Police are still investigating what caused the explosion. The police will also ask for expert information. "The cause of the explosion is still being investigated, many people there might be smoking, the name is also in the village, it must be scrambling for oil so crowded," said Inspector General of Police Inspectorate General Setyo Wasisto in his office, Jl Trunojoyo, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Wednesday / 4/2018). Meanwhile, a witness suspected the oil wells in East Aceh exploded due to cigarette sparks. The event called happens fairly quickly. "Allegedly the fire came from cigarette splashes of workers at the site because of the large oil bursts, many people came to the location to get the oil," said an eyewitness named Hendra when met at the scene in the village of Pasir Putih, Ranto Pereulak, East Aceh. What is the number of casualties caused by this explosion? A total of 21 people were killed and 40 others sustained severe burns. The victims were treated in a number of hospitals in East Aceh, and some were referred to the Zainal Abidin General Hospital Banda Aceh and hospitals in Medan, North Sumatra.