National Police spokesperson Insp. Gen. Argo Yuwono said the police named the suspects after concluding its 63-day-long investigation, standing behind the previous conclusion that the fire was not caused by arson.

“We held a case reconstruction at 10 a.m. to determine the suspects from the AGO fire so that the case can be clear,” Argo told a media conference on Friday. “And we named eight suspects in this fire case.”

Five of the suspects were construction workers who were working on a project in the staffing bureau hall of the building’s sixth floor, where the fire allegedly started. Their foreman was also named as a suspect.

The general crimes director of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim), Brig. Gen. Ferdy Sambo, said the construction workers smoked cigarettes when working in the hall with flammable materials such as thinners and construction-grade adhesive. The foreman, Ferdy said, also failed to supervise the workers.

According to Ferdy, the investigation suggested that the fire, which engulfed the entire structure of the building, was caused by an open flame – either through embers or ignition – instead of a short circuit.

The two other suspects were identified as a commitment officer of the AGO and the president director of a company responsible for the procurement of flammable cleaning solution TOP Cleaner, which was used in the building.

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