An explosion occurred in the Cimanggis Market area, Ciputat, South Tangerang, on the night of Wednesday, October 14 (Republika, detikcom, Liputan6, Antara). Two people died and the bodies were found under the rubble (detikcom). The number of injured differs: Republika counted 12 casualties including the two who died, detikcom wrote 11 to 12 injured. Four blocks of shophouses were damaged (Republika, Liputan6). The site was a fruit storage and packing warehouse; Republika wrote that Puslabfor suspects the origin was a fruit-ripening room. Police found 52 kg of ethylene (detikcom, detikNews) and confirmed the blast was not a bomb (Liputan6, detikcom). Puslabfor processed the crime scene (TKP) on Thursday, 18 CCTV recordings were secured, and the Jakarta Regional Police are waiting for the laboratory results (Antara). BGN denied that the building was an SPPG (Republika).
A blast in a densely built area involving flammable materials shows the risk of storing industrial gas near homes and shops, and a clear cause determines who is accountable.
Residents around Cimanggis should follow police instructions on the security line and on damaged buildings. Businesses that store gas or flammable materials need to check permits, ventilation and the condition of cylinders.
The 52 kg ethylene find and the fruit warehouse location point to an industrial accident, not an attack, as police have said.
Ethylene is only an early finding; the exact cause, who owns the warehouse and any link to the suppliers of the free nutritious meals program still have to be established by Puslabfor.
Do not conclude more than the police have. Three things will decide this story: the Puslabfor result, the permit status for gas storage in that warehouse, and whether there is a suspect. The differing injury counts also need to be reconciled by official hospital or police data.
Republika, detikcom, detikNews, Liputan6, Antara (Oct. 14–15, 2026)
Blast at Cimanggis Market kills two and injures 10 to 12 others; police find 52 kg of ethylene, rule out a bomb, cause awaits Puslabfor
The explosion on the night of Wednesday, October 14 hit a fruit warehouse in the market area and damaged four blocks of shophouses. Police have secured 18 CCTV recordings and are waiting for forensic laboratory results; the National Nutrition Agency denied that the building was a kitchen of the free nutritious meals program.
A loud explosion shook the Cimanggis Market area in Ciputat, South Tangerang, on the night of Wednesday, October 14, according to Republika, detikcom, Liputan6 and Antara. Two people died; detikcom wrote that the bodies were found under the rubble of the building. The number of injured differs between reports: Republika counted 12 casualties including the two who died, while detikcom wrote two dead and 11 injured, and in another report 12 injured. For that reason DailyDrop uses a range of 10 to 12 injured until there is an official figure.
Four blocks of shophouses were damaged, according to Republika and Liputan6. The site of the blast was a fruit storage and packing warehouse, said Republika and detikcom, and Republika wrote that Puslabfor suspects the source was a fruit-ripening room. Police found 52 kilograms of ethylene gas at the site, according to detikcom and detikNews; Liputan6 mentioned the discovery of ethylene canisters. Earlier, detikcom had suggested the blast was suspected to come from a gas cylinder, so the ethylene find is not yet the same as an official conclusion on the cause.
Police confirmed that the blast was not a bomb, according to Liputan6 and detikcom. The Gegana bomb squad and bomb technicians were sent to the site on Wednesday night, said detikNews and Republika, and the Jakarta Regional Police (Polda Metro Jaya) sent a DVI team to handle the victims, according to Antara. On Thursday, October 15, the Police Forensic Laboratory Center (Puslabfor) of the Criminal Investigation Agency processed the crime scene (TKP), and Antara wrote that police secured 18 CCTV recordings. The Jakarta Regional Police are waiting for the Puslabfor results to determine the exact cause, said Antara.
Questions have also arisen about the free nutritious meals program. Republika wrote that police are looking into the possibility that the blast came from a supply warehouse of an SPPG. BGN spokesperson Tysa Novenny denied it: the building that exploded was not an SPPG, said Republika. DailyDrop has not seen an explanation from police about the link between that warehouse and the program’s kitchen suppliers, so the connection is unconfirmed.
Two victims with severe burns are receiving further treatment at Pamulang General Hospital, according to Republika. A resident told detikcom that the blast felt as if it lifted him off the ground. For readers, the lesson is practical: storing industrial gas and flammable materials in a densely built area requires permits, ventilation and routine cylinder inspections. What to wait for from further sources is the Puslabfor result, who owns and manages the warehouse, whether the gas was stored in line with its permit, and whether police name a suspect. As of this edition’s close, nothing has been announced.