Tangerang Prison.Photo: Indonesian Ministry of Justice and Human Rights via APA fire at an overcrowded Indonesian prison killed 41 inmates and left many more injured on Wednesday.The fire broke out at around 1:45 a.m. local time at a Tangerang Prison Block C2, according to theAssociated Press, which mostly housed prisoners incarcerated for drug offenses.The deceased inmates include two foreign nationals — one South African man and one Portuguese man, the country’s Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly said in a translatedpress release. One of the victims was a prisoner in a terrorism case and one in a murder, Laoly noted.Dr. Hilwani from Tangerang General Hospital told Reuters and theBBCthat some of the bodies had been so badly burned they were unidentifiable, but DNA testing is underway.Several others who are injured have been taken to Tangerang Hospital for treatment, according to Laoly. Eight suffered severe burns, nine had light injuries and 64 suffered from smoke inhalation, Reyhard Silitonga, the head of corrections at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, told AP.Tangerang Prison.Indonesian Ministry of Justice and Human Rights via APRika Aprianti, a spokeswoman for the ministry’s prison department, told Reuters that 122 people were being detained in Block C2 at the time of the fire, which was only built to hold 38 inmates.Tangerang Prison.Indonesian Ministry of Justice and Human Rights via APLoaly acknowledged the overcrowding during apress conferenceon Wednesday, telling reporters the entire prison was only designed to fit 900, but it houses more than 2,000, the AP reported.The fire’s suspected cause was an electrical short circuit, Laoly said in apress release. During the press conference, he revealed the electrical system had not been updated since the prison was built in 1972, perReuters.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Loaly vowed in a press release tocompensate the families of the deceased 30 million Indonesian Rupiahs, which is a little over $2,000.
Tangerang Prison.Photo: Indonesian Ministry of Justice and Human Rights via AP
A fire at an overcrowded Indonesian prison killed 41 inmates and left many more injured on Wednesday.The fire broke out at around 1:45 a.m. local time at a Tangerang Prison Block C2, according to theAssociated Press, which mostly housed prisoners incarcerated for drug offenses.The deceased inmates include two foreign nationals — one South African man and one Portuguese man, the country’s Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly said in a translatedpress release. One of the victims was a prisoner in a terrorism case and one in a murder, Laoly noted.Dr. Hilwani from Tangerang General Hospital told Reuters and theBBCthat some of the bodies had been so badly burned they were unidentifiable, but DNA testing is underway.Several others who are injured have been taken to Tangerang Hospital for treatment, according to Laoly. Eight suffered severe burns, nine had light injuries and 64 suffered from smoke inhalation, Reyhard Silitonga, the head of corrections at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, told AP.Tangerang Prison.Indonesian Ministry of Justice and Human Rights via APRika Aprianti, a spokeswoman for the ministry’s prison department, told Reuters that 122 people were being detained in Block C2 at the time of the fire, which was only built to hold 38 inmates.Tangerang Prison.Indonesian Ministry of Justice and Human Rights via APLoaly acknowledged the overcrowding during apress conferenceon Wednesday, telling reporters the entire prison was only designed to fit 900, but it houses more than 2,000, the AP reported.The fire’s suspected cause was an electrical short circuit, Laoly said in apress release. During the press conference, he revealed the electrical system had not been updated since the prison was built in 1972, perReuters.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Loaly vowed in a press release tocompensate the families of the deceased 30 million Indonesian Rupiahs, which is a little over $2,000.
A fire at an overcrowded Indonesian prison killed 41 inmates and left many more injured on Wednesday.
The fire broke out at around 1:45 a.m. local time at a Tangerang Prison Block C2, according to theAssociated Press, which mostly housed prisoners incarcerated for drug offenses.
The deceased inmates include two foreign nationals — one South African man and one Portuguese man, the country’s Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly said in a translatedpress release. One of the victims was a prisoner in a terrorism case and one in a murder, Laoly noted.
Dr. Hilwani from Tangerang General Hospital told Reuters and theBBCthat some of the bodies had been so badly burned they were unidentifiable, but DNA testing is underway.
Several others who are injured have been taken to Tangerang Hospital for treatment, according to Laoly. Eight suffered severe burns, nine had light injuries and 64 suffered from smoke inhalation, Reyhard Silitonga, the head of corrections at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, told AP.
Tangerang Prison.Indonesian Ministry of Justice and Human Rights via AP
Rika Aprianti, a spokeswoman for the ministry’s prison department, told Reuters that 122 people were being detained in Block C2 at the time of the fire, which was only built to hold 38 inmates.
Loaly acknowledged the overcrowding during apress conferenceon Wednesday, telling reporters the entire prison was only designed to fit 900, but it houses more than 2,000, the AP reported.
The fire’s suspected cause was an electrical short circuit, Laoly said in apress release. During the press conference, he revealed the electrical system had not been updated since the prison was built in 1972, perReuters.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Loaly vowed in a press release tocompensate the families of the deceased 30 million Indonesian Rupiahs, which is a little over $2,000.
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