Drama in Indonesia. At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Friday in a massive fire that broke out at a state-run fuel depot that firefighters later managed to bring under control, it said. the army. An investigation is underway to determine the origin of the incident, which occurred after 8 p.m. local time at the facilities of the national oil company Pertamina, the chief of staff of the armed forces, Dudung Abdurachman, told the press.
"At the moment, he lamented, there are 16 dead" and at least 50 injured, including three children who are in serious condition, said the governor of Jakarta, Heru Budi Hartono, on the chain of television Kompas TV. The fire, which was extinguished within hours, prompted the evacuation of densely populated neighborhoods near the depot, Dudung Abdurachman said.
Footage shared on social media, which could not immediately be verified, showed people fleeing through narrow streets with huge flames rising skyward behind them. The fire chief for the north of the capital, Satriadi Gunawan, told Agence France-Presse that he had received preliminary information that a pipe had burst in the depot.
The general manager of the national oil company Pertamina, Nicke Widyawati, pledged to carry out "a thorough internal study in order to prevent a similar accident from happening again". She said the country's fuel supply had not been affected, with other terminals taking over.
