"Today, a press release was carried out regarding the alleged fake oxygen cylinder that occurred in Tulungagung, East Java. The evidence that was secured was a gas cylinder measuring six cubic meters and a gas cylinder one cubic meter," said Pol Kombes Gatot Repli Handoko, Friday (23/23). 7/2021) morning.
Meanwhile, Kombes Pol Farman, Dirreskrimsus Polda East Java explained that yesterday there was viral news of the alleged fake oxygen. Teams from the Satreskrim Polres Tulungagung, Satreskrim Polres Pacitan and backed up by the Ditreskrimsus Polda Jatim have investigated.
It started with the incident on July 17, when there was a shortage of oxygen cylinders in Pacitan. So as to overcome the scarcity of oxygen cylinders in Pacitan. So the compressor in the BPBD which has been used to fill the dive tank can be used for the first treatment of patients.
From the agreement on 17 July, BPBD filled six and 32 tanks of one cubic meter in size. Then from a six cubic meter tank, one of them was brought to Tulungagung which was then used by Rifai, a fish seller, to be filled with plastic which caused the koi fish to die.
"After checking, that there was oxygen in the tank with levels of 21.13 and the other 22.68. This means that the oxygen cylinder or oxygen in the oxygen cylinder is not fake oxygen," said Farman.
"However, the oxygen content in the six cubic meter tube used for koi fish does not meet the 99.5 percent standard used for medical purposes," he added.
Usually the koi fish farmers usually in sending the fish use oxygen which is used for medical with a level of 99.5. This causes the fish to suffocate. Because the oxygen level used should be 99.5, but in fact what is included in the plastic is oxygen with a level of 22.68.
"The results of the investigation at the Pacitan BPBD, from 32 plus five large tubes that have been filled at the BPBD. It has been used in hospitals and in health centers," he explained.
Is there an impact? After examining both the RSUD and Puskesmas on patients using 32 plus five oxygen cylinders containing 21 to 22 percent, there was no impact. Because the tube still contains oxygen even though the level is not in accordance with medical provisions, namely 99.5.
The fact is that in defing activities in the tank there is still oxygen content of 21 to 25 where the nitrogen content is more.
"Once again, we explain that there is no fake oxygen circulating in Tulungagung. But what is used in Tulungagung for fish is at levels of 21 and 22 percent so that the koi fish die," he concluded.
Meanwhile, from the investigation that has been carried out, it has not been found that there is any malicious intent from BPBD that fills oxygen.
