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Jakarta hospitals treat victims of explosions at two luxury hotels
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 07/17/2009 10:39 AM | World
Emergency room doctors at Jakarta Hospital in Sudirman, South Jakarta, are treating victims of the explosions that took place in Mega Kuningan hotels on Friday morning.Head of emergency room Binsai Ompusungguh said that as of 10 a.m. Friday, they had treated 11 injured victims, including two foreigners from Canada and the U.S.
Binsay said that all of the victims were conscious, the most serious injuries being broken bones and burns.
Canadian national Edward Thielsen, suffering burns on over more than 30 percent of his body, was transferred to the Pertamina Hospital.
Meanwhile, American National David Potter was transferred to Medistra Hospital to treat a broken bone.
Most of the victims are staff members of the Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott hotels.
Ritz-Carlton Hotel staff Johan said that at the time of explosion he was in the kitchen. "Suddenly there was an explosion. After that everyone had to evacuate," he said.
Around 8 a.m. Friday, explosions occured at the Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott hotels in the Mega Kuningan business district area.
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Jody McAllister (not verified) — Sat, 07/18/2009 - 9:41pm
Again, these muslims did it again!!! These Indonesian Muslims look very dirty to me. I visited that country once and these people lietrally look like thieves to me. Can't trust them. Their big eyes, flat noses, and dark skin just look very intimidating and they are smelly too.