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Hospital opens crisis center for families searching for victims of Tangerang fire
The National Police Hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, has opened a crisis center for people looking for family members among victims of a fire following an explosion at a fireworks factory in Kosambi, Tangerang.
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A blaze at a fireworks factory in Kosambi, Tangerang, killed at least 47 people on Thursday. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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he National Police Hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, has opened a crisis center for people looking for family members among victims of a fire following an explosion at a fireworks factory in Kosambi, Tangerang.
Numerous people came to the center for help after failing to find victims of the explosion at several hospitals in Tangerang, kompas.com reported on Friday.
They brought along documents containing personal details of the suspected victims, photos, education certificates, identification cards and dental records.
That information is to be used by the hospital to match antemortem data and postmortem data of the victims.
Some family members also underwent DNA testing to help identify their relatives.
PT Panca Buana Cahaya Sukes reportedly employed 103 workers at the factory.
Forty-seven were killed in the fire on Thursday and another 46 were injured. Twenty-six of them were still hospitalized at the Tangerang Public Hospital and the Bun Hospital as of Friday.
Seven suspected victims of the explosion have not yet been found. (cal)
