Indonesia fuel depot fire extinguished

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 05, 2023 12:13 am

JAKARTA, Indonesia: At least 17 people were killed and dozens injured in Indonesia's capital Friday, after a massive blaze broke out at a state-run fuel depot before firefighters brought it under control, the military said.

'At the moment, there are 17 victims who died,' army chief of staff Dudung Abdurachman told reporters, adding the blaze at the facility run by state energy firm Pertamina in Jakarta injured at least 42 others.

FIERY MISHAP Firefighters extinguish the blaze that burned down homes of residents living nearby of the fire at the fuel depot owned by the state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, in Plumpang, Jakarta, on Friday, March 3, 2023. At least 17 people were killed and dozens injured in Indonesia’s capital after the fire broke out at the state-run fuel storage depot before it was put under control, the military said. AFP PHOTO

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