UGM Team: Fire at Fia's House Needed an Igniter

A mysterious fire that occurred at the home of Mutfiana, also known as Fia, in Seyegan, Sleman, Yogyakarta, was not a spontaneous event, according to a research team from Gadjah Mada University (UGM).

The UGM's Center for Entropy Slowing Studies (PKPE) team identified residues of poly vinyl chloride (PVC) resin on the home's surfaces. This finding suggests the fire was ignited by an external source, rather than occurring naturally.

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The solvent is what burns. The burning of the solvent requires a trigger.

Sarju Winardi, an assistant professor at UGM's Department of Geological Engineering and a member of the PKPE team, explained that the PVC resin likely originated from a mixture containing solvents. "The solvent is what burns. The burning of the solvent requires a trigger," Sarju stated.

He emphasized that the solvent itself cannot ignite spontaneously at room temperature and requires an external ignition source. The team did not investigate or determine the specific trigger that started the fire. The PKPE has concluded its research and submitted its findings to the Sleman Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD).

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This must be triggered by something that we do not know, because, because we are not at the stage of investigating that far.