Study reveals more than 200 LPG explosions in three years
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 08/10/2010 5:13 PM
Over the past three years, Indonesia has recorded around 216 explosions involving liquid petroleum gas (LPG) canisters. The most incidents had been recorded between January and August this year.
Sofyano of the Center for Public Policy Studies (Puskepi) said around 61 explosions had been recorded in 2008, 50 in 2009 and 106 this year. The incidents have claimed the lives of 26 and injured 225 people, Sofyano said Tuesday as quoted by kompas.com.
He said most incidents had occurred in Jakarta, West Java, Banten, West Kalimantan, East Java, Madura and Bali.
“Those areas were targeted by the government’s kerosene-LPG conversion program,” Sofyano said.
Daryanto of the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) urged the government to take responsibility for the incidents and requested preventative measures for the future.
