The police found bones possibly belonging to welding equipment operator Subarna Ega on Monday, who has been named a suspect for negligence that resulted in at least 49 deaths in an explosion of a fireworks factory in Tangerang, Banten province.
he police found bones possibly of welding equipment operator Subarna Ega on Monday, who has been named a suspect for negligence that resulted in at least 49 deaths in an explosion of a fireworks factory in Tangerang, Banten province.
The National Police central forensic laboratory (Puslabfor) found the remains while conducting a case reconstruction of a deadly blaze in a fireworks factory in Kosambi district on Thursday, which killed almost half of its workers.
“We found bones at the welding location, which we believe belonged to Subarna. However, we have to further analyze it,” Tangerang Police chief Sr. Comr. Harry Kurniawan said at the location on Monday as quoted by tribunnews.com.
Despite having been named a suspect in the case, the fate and whereabouts of Subarna remain unknown. His family in Cililin district in Bandung, West Java, stated that Subarna had not made any contact with them.
“We are specifically attempting to find Subarna, who was assigned to weld metal inside the factory, which according to witness testimonies, was the source of sparks,” Harry said.
“Of the dead bodies we have examined so far, we could not find Subarna’s,” he added.
The fire killed 49 people and injured more than 40 others. PT Panca Buana Cahaya Sukses, which operated the factory, employed 103 workers.
Subarna was reportedly assigned to weld near the factory as the company’s owner aimed to expand the building.
Factory owner Indra Liyono was named a suspect by police, along with the company's operational director Andri Hartanto.
During the case reconstruction, the police also found a bag containing a wallet and two smartphones. (fac)
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