Mobil Makanan Cepat Saji Meledak Lukai 11 Orang
Food Truck with Propane Tank on Board Explodes Injuring 11
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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INILAH saat yang mengerikan ketika mobil penjaja makanan cepat saji yang ditumpangi seorang ibu dan putrinya meledak, dan melukai 11 orang.
La Parrillada Chapina, yang menjual makanan khas Meksiko di Philadelphia, meledak dan terbakar setelah salah satu kompor gas di mobil meledak.
Seluruh jalan terlihat dilalap api oleh ledakan singkatdan kobaran api, terekam di kamera CCTV. Besar ledakan sejauh empat meter dari mobil dan melontarkan benda-benda di dekatnya hampir 100 meter jauhnya.
Olga Galdamez, 42, dan putrinya Jaylin Landaverry, 17, bekerja di dalam mobil pada saat insiden terjadi, menderita luka parah dengan luka bakar 'substansial', lapor CBS News seperti dilansir MailOnline.
Pengemudi yang melintas pun terjebak dalam ledakan, pejalan kaki yang berada di tempat kejadian mengatakan kekuatan ledakan hampir saja melemparkan mereka dari jalan.
Sembilan orang lainnya juga dibawa ke rumah sakit setelah ledakan Senin pukul 17:30 waktu setempat di kota Feltonville.
Tujuh korban luka bakar dirawat dan keluar dari rumah sakit malam itu, sementara dua terakhir menjalani rawat inap tapi kondisinya stabil.
Jane Kim, pemilik toko di sebelah toko asesoris otomotif, mengatakan bahwa truk makanan diparkir di luar setiap hari. Dia mengaku mendengar ledakan dan terguncang oleh kejadian itu.
Korban Latoya Page, yang menderita luka bakar tingkat pertama ke kakinya, mengatakan: "Saya mendengar ledakan pertama dan kemudian terjadi kobaran api besar."
Dia mengatakan kepada CBS: 'Saya mendapat luka bakar tingkat pertama di bagian kiri tubuh saya."
Pemadam kebakaran Philadelphia dan polisi penjinak bom polisi kini tengah menyelidiki ledakan tersebut.
Kepala Kepolisian, Inspektur Scott Small mengatakan: "Kami ingin memastikan bahwa ini adalah ledakan tidak disengaja. Kami ingin memastikan ini bukan tindakan kriminal.'
'Penjinak bom sedang menyelidiki untuk melihat apakah ada unsur kesengajaan. Itu akan menjadi target investigasi."
THIS is the horrifying moment a food truck with a mother and her teenage daughter inside exploded, injuring 11 people.
La Parrillada Chapina, which sold Mexican food in Philadelphia, was left a charred wreck by a huge burst of flame when one of the propane tanks on board exploded.
The entire street can be seen engulfed in fire by the short and violent burst of flame, caught on CCTV. The exploded tank, which was four feet tall, was thrown 150ft by the force of the blast.
Olga Galdamez, 42, and her daughter Jaylin Landaverry, 17, were working in the vehicle at the time, were critically injured with 'substantial' burns, CBS News reported.
People driving past were also caught up in the explosion, with pedestrians nearby saying the force of the blast nearly knocked them off their feet.
Nine other people were also taken to hospital after the explosion at 5.30pm yesterday in the Feltonville district of the city.
Seven of the burn victims were treated and released from hospital that evening, while the final two remain inside in a stable condition.
Jane Kim, the owner of a store next to the auto body shop, said that the food truck is parked outside daily. She said that she heard the explosion and was shaken by the incident.
Victim Latoya Page, who suffered first-degree burns to her leg, said: 'I heard the boom first and then the fire just came out of nowhere.'
She told CBS: 'I have first degree burns on my whole left side'.
Philadelphia's fire department and a police bomb square are investigating the blast.
Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said: 'We want to ensure that this was an accidental explosion. We want to ensure this wasn't anything criminal.'
'The bomb squad is investigating to see if there is any foul play. That will be the result of a completed investigation.'
