Rescue Team Sent to Evacuate the Pasar Minggu JPO
access_time September 24 2016 08:44 PM remove_red_eye 2008
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
40 officers of rescue team under South Jakarta Transportation Sub-dept has arrived to the location of the collapsed JPO in Pasar Minggu. They assigned to help and evacuate the bridge.
The iron is big enough, we have to cut it into pieces. This is our main obstacle
Section Head of Rescue Team for South Jakarta Transportation Sub-dept? Sartono said officer still tries to cut the bridge into pieces using a welding.
Pasar Minggu JPO Collapsed"The iron is big enough, we have to cut it into pieces. This is our main obstacle," he told, Saturday (9/24).
He cannot predict when the evacuation will finish. Even, his side also sent heavy equipment to the scene.
"After the equipment arrives, it will simplify us to evacuate the bridge quickly," he stressed.
He added, the dead and injured victims have been rushed to the Siaga and Fatmawati hospitals. While three cars that hit by the bridge, still at the location.