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Smoke from charcoal production, tin smelting chokes East Jakarta
Locals have complained about the heavy pollution in the air that has left stains on walls and floors in addition to raising healths concerns.
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Thick smoke emitted from charcoal home industries and tin smelting in North Jakarta has been blamed for causing negative health and environmental impacts in Cilincing. (Kompas.com/Jimmy Ramadhan Azhari)
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teacher at SD Cilincing 07 state elementary school in East Jakarta has been admitted to hospital for acute pneumonia reportedly triggered by inhaling smoke from coconut shell charcoal home industries and tin smelting near the school.
The teacher, identified as S, 48, experienced a shortness of breath before being diagnosed with pneumonia. He was previously hospitalized for a week in early March.
S' wife, DRS, claimed her husband was not a smoker but had suffered pain caused from inhaling smoke generated by the small-scale industries during his daily commute to and from the school.
The elementary school is located on Jl. Inspeksi Cakung Drain in Cilincing, North Jakarta, some 200 meters from the small-scale industries complex. S’ house is 2 kilometers from the school.
"The only cause might be the smoke [inhaled] during the trip to the school. From our house to the school, he always passes a charcoal home industry,” DRS said on Thursday, as quoted by kompas.com.
After being hospitalized for two weeks at Koja Regional Hospital in early August, S returned home temporarily before being admitted again on Aug. 29.
S is not the only local who has suffered the ill effects of the choking smoke. His neighbors have also complained about the heavy pollution in the air that has left stains on walls and floors in addition to raising health concerns.
