InfoSAWIT, SIMALUNGUN – A fire broke out at the PT Evyap Sabun Indonesia factory in the Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Bosar Maligas, Simalungun Regency, North Sumatra, on Thursday (September 3, 2026). Three workers died after reportedly jumping from the sixth floor of the building while attempting to escape the flames and heavy smoke.
InfoSAWIT, citing Kompas on Friday (September 4, 2026), reported that the three victims were identified by their initials as NE (43), MR (26), and S (39). All three were employees of PT Nirwana Mahanu Putra, a construction vendor working on finishing activities at the factory facility.
Simalungun Police Public Relations Chief AKP Verry Purba said the three workers were carrying out duties as welding helpers on the sixth floor when the incident occurred.
“Because the fire and smoke had entered the sixth floor, and an explosion-like sound was also heard, the victims attempted to jump from the sixth floor,” Verry said in a written statement.
The three victims were residents of Batubara Regency, North Sumatra. They had reportedly only been working on the finishing project at the PT Evyap Sabun Indonesia factory for about four days.
Three Workers Die
Verry explained that the three workers died after falling from a height. Following the incident, the victims were taken to Karya Husada Perdagangan Hospital for medical treatment.
The bodies were subsequently transferred to the mortuary at Perdagangan General Hospital in Simalungun Regency.
The victims were later collected by their respective families and transported by ambulance to their homes for funeral arrangements.
Police said that, as of the time the information was released, no additional victims had been brought in as a result of the fire at the PT Evyap Sabun Indonesia facility.
Fire Suspected to Have Started on Third or Fourth Floor
The fire was reported at approximately 10:10 a.m. local time. Based on preliminary information received by police, the fire was suspected to have originated on either the third or fourth floor of the factory building.
In addition to flames and smoke, an explosion-like sound was reportedly heard from a section of the factory known as the Biding area.
Firefighting operations were still underway at around 2:00 p.m. Officers continued efforts to contain the fire and ensure safety around the incident site.
A total of 13 firefighting units were deployed to the location. The vehicles came from several government agencies and companies operating in the surrounding area.
The units included two from Kinra, one from PT Evyap, three from the Simalungun Regency Government, three from the Batubara Regency Government, one from the Indonesian Army, one Auto Water Cannon (AWC) unit from Brimob Company II B Siantar, one from PT Basic, and one from the Pematangsiantar City Government.
Joint personnel continued firefighting and emergency response operations at the site.
Meanwhile, the exact cause of the fire and the extent of damage to the PT Evyap Sabun Indonesia facility remained under investigation and had not been further disclosed in the information available. (T2)
