A short circuit could be at the origin of the fire that affected the Tangerang penitentiary, causing 41 deaths among the inmates and dozens of injured. “I made an inspection – explains police chief Fadil Imran – and at first sight it seems probable that the flames started from a short circuit”. The firefighters circumscribed and tamed the fire in a short time, at 3 in the morning since it had affected a single block where prisoners serving sentences for drug offenses are housed.
The most seriously injured are in the Tangerang general hospital. Investigations on the causes of the fire continue, even if the most accredited origin is linked to the electrical system.
