At least 17 dead in fuel depot fire in Jakarta

The fire broke out at the depot of a state-owned oil company at around 8.20 pm, followed by explosions that can be heard about one kilometre away. theSun theSundaily fire explosion death residentialarea injuries pertamina Indonesia WorldNews

An aerial view of a residential area, after fire broke out at a fuel storage station operated by Indonesia's state energy company Pertamina, in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 3, 2023 - REUTERSPIX: At least 17 people were killed and 50 injured after a massive fire broke out at a fuel depot in Plumpang in North Jakarta last night, officials said.

Residents were forced to flee their houses after a fire spread through a densely populated area in Koja’s neighbourhood area, said North Jakarta Police chief Gidion Arif Setyawanan. Roughly 250 firefighters, 51 emergency vehicles and dozens of ambulances rushed to the scene, said the city’s firefighting department chief Satriadi Gunawan.

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