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At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured in Indonesia’s capital Friday, after a massive blaze broke out at a state-run fuel storage depot before firefighters brought it under control.
The raging inferno caused people to flee in panic and the evacuation of residential areas nearby the depot run by state energy firm Pertamina in north Jakarta.
The North Jakarta fire department said 16 people including two children were killed in the fire, which injured at least 50 more.
The department chief, Satriadi Gunawan told newsmen that Many of those killed and injured suffered severe burns after the fire broke out,
The cause of the fire, which started after 8 pm local time was not clear.
The blaze was put out several hours after it started, army chief of staff Dudung Abdurachman told reporters.
The oil and gas firm’s chief executive Nicke Widyawati said it would “conduct a full internal evaluation… to prevent the reoccurrence of a similar event.
She said the country’s fuel supply had not been disrupted, remaining secure through backup supplies from the nearest available terminals.
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