After the blast

SUMOKRITI'S eyes glisten with tears. Staring at his home at the edge of Roomo village's Roomo River, located in the Manyar District of Gresik Regency, East Java, this feeble 99-year-old grandfather is unable to hold back his tears. All that remains of his 4x8-meter dwelling is black debris and a strong burning smell. All was destroyed after a chemical tank exploded at PT Petrowidada.

Last Tuesday's factory explosion was massive. With flames sho

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