An Investigator said that the explosion was caused by a leak in the vehicle's gas canister. Some Kosti Jaya taxis use LPG fuel.
"The engine was running, the driver was smoking and a Nasi Goerang Stall parked at the drivers window was flashing a plate of this delicious shit when the explosion occurred," he said.
Snack seller, Burhan, who witnessed the incident said that a few minutes before the explosion the driver was seen legging it toward a nearby alleyway to eat some stolen mush.
Burhan, watching the driver doing a runner with a free meal, gave chase and overturned his stove in his haste. Another street vendor meanwhile was attempting to fill his lighter from the Taxi's LPG Cannister.
The explosion caused several vehicle parts such as the radiator and hubcaps to be thrown 40 meters away. The customers of the Sportmans and Dee's across the road never spilled a drop as they were used to hubcaps, radiators and old boilers etc entering the premises at speed.
The damage apparently caused about US $ 1 Million Dollars worth of improvement to Jl. Faletehan.
The driver escaped the explosion with minor injuries to the back of the head, caused when the Snack Salesmen beat the shit out of him for the 5,000 Rupiah the meal cost while two people standing nearby were treated at Pertamina Hospital for leg and arm lacerations which were caused in the frenzy to grab the contents of the overturned Snack Stall.
The man with the lighter was reportedly uninjured as he had already been maimed in a motorcycle accident two years ago and no-one could notice any difference.
A Forensic team were seen investigating the cause of the explosion. Apparently they were in the area for the monthly brown envelopes.
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