DRAGON CARVED JADE BRACELET
Chapter 24: THE EXPLOSION IN THE CREMATORIUM

    The accident in front of Pasar Lasem, which cost the lives of three people, namely Babah Ho's brother from Semarang, brought deep sorrow to Babah Ho's extended family. Not yet finished his sadness to witness the death of Ms. Lan, now they have to turn to mourn three brothers who are really sad. How not, to see the face of his brother alone can no longer because the accident had destroyed the face of three people who were clamped by the hood of the car and still pounded iron-fired truck. Of course the chest of the three victims was crushed.

    With that incident, of course Babah Ho's family and his brothers whose plan was still to live in Lasem, eventually failed. They immediately delivered the body of his brother to Semarang.

    Yes, after consulting the police, the three victims of the accident were immediately taken to Semarang, using a death service minibus from Jasa Pangrupti Layon, a service that deals with death.

    The death minibus car was directly carrying the three bodies of the victims of the Babah Ho family accident. Delivering the body directly to the funeral home at one of the hospitals in Semarang. Some of his brothers participated in the conveying minubus.

    Babah Ho's family and brothers followed the minibus, leaving for Semarang. Others are riding their own cars, some are renting chartered cars. Including Babah Ho and his wife also went to Semarang. They must go back to mourning the deaths of three people, one family. It must be very sad heart.

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    Three days the bodies of the father, mother and child were buried in the funeral home of the hospital on Citarum Street. The funeral service for the burning of bodies has begun. Three men, husband and wife and child were planned to be cremated. The bodies were not buried, but rather would be burned in the crematorium. Yes, cremation is an option for city residents, such as Semarang, because the cost of burial in a big city is very expensive. Not to mention the cost of treatment every year that must pay to the manager of the tomb. Therefore, many people of Chinese descent who prefer to cremate the body of his family when compared to burying.

    Of course, many mourners came. There are even school children who still wear High School uniforms. Very much. They were friends of the boy who died in the accident. The high school boys look sad because they lost a friend. Especially the girls, many are crying because of the loss of their beloved friend.

    "Uwiiiiiiiing ......!!!"

    The big blue hearse from the death services is already buzzing sirens. The sign will leave. Private cars belonging to the mourners instantly prepared to follow. Likewise, the motorcycle that will come, has distater owner. There are two buses that accompany the departure of the body to the cremation place on Kedungmundu Hill. Mourners who did not take vehicles boarded the bus. The cremation site is not far from the Chinese cemetery on Kedungmundu Hill. The distance is also not too far from the funeral home managed by the hospital. The motorcade also set out to follow the city road.

    "Uwiiiiiiiing ......!!! Tuuut ..... Uwiiiiiing ......!!"

    About thirty minutes, the roaring ambulance that sounded the siren finally stopped at an ancient building on the edge of Kedungmundu Hill. Yes, that's the crematorium house owned by the Kedungmundu death foundation. In this place the bodies of three children and their parents will be cremated. The death services officer opened the back door. Next, lift the chest into the cremation room. Three crates will be burned together.

    The front of the cremation house is only an open building with no fence, no seats. Yes, this place is reserved for the pallbearers who will be cremated. Just stand by while waiting for the cremation results. If you want these introductory people to sit down, usually the bereaved family rent their own seats.

    This time there were no chairs. Understandably, who died three people at once in one family. An abandoned brother may not be ready for everything. So the mourners who got to the crematorium just stood up. Not only in the waiting room, but also many mourners who stood outside the building, some even sat in the bongpay.

    But the grieving families, many of them approached the place of burning corpses. Of course because they want to witness firsthand the cremation process of his brother. Especially is the family of Babah Ho, who really felt lost and witnessed the tragic accident when it happened.

    Not to be left behind, a fat man with his wife who once drove out Jamil and Juminem when going to hand over Melian. Yes, at that time these two people were berating and cursing, spying on Jamil and Juminem with words that were very hurtful to Jamil and Juminem. These two married men were very look down on and consider Jamil and Juminem and the baby he was carrying as ugly and disgusting.

    Now the two men are in the front. They wanted to witness firsthand how his brother was cremated. Of course he wants to release the soul of his brother through the burning of a corpse. He wanted to see that the billowing smoke could carry the spirits of his brothers. Of course they were very fond of looking at the cremation room. Their feelings drifted in the shadow of the smoke billowing from the crematorium furnace.

    "Nh ...!! Ms ...!! Don't come any closer ....!!!" shouted the cremation officer. The officer was certainly shouting loudly because the rumbling sound from the fire that was in the cremation room was very loud.

    Yes, even though the crematorium on Kedungmundu Hill is good with good equipment, but the officer still prohibits mourners from approaching. It's for safety. And the temperature of the heat from inside the combustion chamber is not good for the body. Even the smoke that comes out is not good for health. So too is the deafening roar.

    People started to back away. Near that place it was hot. They also look for a comfortable place.

    But what was shouted by the officer to ask to step down, apparently heard differently when it entered the ears of the two husband and wife. What they hear is the opposite. He felt he was being shouted at by officers to be told to approach.

    "Yes, thank you .... This I want to approach again ..." said the fat man in white.

    Both, the fat man and his wife immediately stepped forward, approaching the cremation room door.

    Don't come any closer ...!!" the officer repeated his screams, forbidding the two to approach.

    "Yes ....! It's approaching ....!" now replace the beautiful woman who shouted in reply.

    Again, what was said by the cremation officer was instead heard upside down by the couple. They just stepped up again to get closer.

    "Oeee .....!!! Do not approach ....!!!" the cremation officer shouted louder, waving his hand asking the two to leave from where he stood.

    I don't know what exactly is felt, heard or seen by the middle-aged married couple. They did not break the officer's ban, but instead came forward again near the door. And along with the two people stepped closer to the door, suddenly ....

    "Thuuyaan ........!!!"

    There was an explosion from inside the cremation room. A very powerful explosion. Because of the strong explosion from the cremation room, the cremation room door was hit and knocked and bounced. Along with the door, a great fire came out licking. Very scary.

    "Grand ....!!!"

    "Wadm .... What happened ...?!"

    "Where is this ...?!"

    "Koh Han with his wife how ...?!"

    "Huk ..., huk ..., huk ...."

    "What's up ...?!"

    People immediately panicked. The one in front of the cremation room immediately ran away. And also in the waiting area. They're afraid.

    But the mourners outside the building, who were in the cemetery, who had been sitting around in bongpay, although they were also shocked, they actually ran towards the sound of an explosion. Wanna know what's going on.

    Shortly after the explosion, the fire and smoke disappeared. Controlled atmosphere.

    "Tolooong ...!! Tolooong ...!!" screams of crematorium officers.

    Some men immediately came ready to help. The women are still away from the building. Moreover, the Babah Ho family, they were already frightened by the huge burst of fire earlier.

    "What's wrong?" ask the person who has arrived at the door.

    It was seen that the door of the room that had been thrown far away. How terrible the explosion was.

    "This .... There was a victim ..." said the official, pointing at the two people lying in front of the gaping door.

    "Huh ...?!"

    "God ...."

    "Let's get help right away ...!"

    Some people have come to help. The two people all over their bodies were burnt by fire from the exploding cremation room.

    "People are on fire ...!" shouted one of the people there.

    "Nh ...?!"

    "Nrong ...!"

    "Fainting ...!"

    "One can still see ...!!"

    "God ...."

    "Let's be helped quickly ...!"

    "When taken to the hospital ...!"

    "The moon's not home yet, is it ...?! Just take an ambulance to the hospital ...!"

    Finally, by being carried using an ambulance push table, which is usually used to lift the bodies, the two husband and wife were immediately taken to the hospital.

    Yes, the white fat man, whom his brother called Koh Han was with his wife suffered severe burns. His body was burning with fire. Even his hair and clothes were all on fire. His skin is all burnt. Not only scorching, but also already at a terrible peeling. The stench and fishy smell of burnt skin and blood was stinging. That's so sorry for that guy.