Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri said on Sunday that the Banten provincial administration should be held accountable for the poor monitoring that led to a deadly blast in a fireworks factory in Kosambi, Tangerang. Hanif said the factory, operated by PT Panca Buana Cahaya Sukses, had failed to implement protective measures for its workers despite storing and producing flammable materials. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/10/30/minister-blames-plant-inferno-banten.html
Tangerang fireworks factory explodes, killing 47
The death toll in a fireworks factory explosion on Thursday has increased to 47 people, with 39 of them sent to the National Police hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, for autopsies, the Jakarta Police have said. The police’s spokesperson, Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono, said another 46 injured individuals had been admitted to a number of hospitals, including Tangerang Regional General Hospital and Mitra Husada Hospital. The explosion occurred at a fireworks factory in Kosambi, Tangerang, Banten, at around 9 a.m. on Thursday morning. (Warta Kota/Alex Suban) http://www.thejakartapost.com/multimedia/2017/10/27/tangerang-fireworks-factory-explodes- killing-47.html
taken on Monday, 30 October 2017
questions
1. When did the firefork explode?
2. How many persons were killed? 3. What is the main idea of the text?