Indonesia: According to local time, the fire erupted around midnight after 12:45. The cause of the fire has not been known yet.
According to media reports, at least five people have been injured in this fire. As a precaution, around 950 people have been evacuated from their homes and sent to safe places. Although some people are said to be missing.
In the TV footage and video put on social media, on Monday morning, the flames and the smoke of smoke have been seen rising above the refinery.
News agency Reuters quoted a local media organization Metro TV as referring to a person. This person told, “We first felt a strong smell of oil like tearing nose. After that we heard the sound of flames. ”
According to the regional disaster management agency, five people have been hospitalized for treatment after being seriously injured and 15 with minor burns.
Catastrophic accident
Indonesia correspondent Jeromei Veeravan said, “The Balonagan Refinery is one of the largest refineries in Indonesia. Its importance is because it supplies fuel and petrochemicals to the Greater Jakarta region. ”
According to him, along with the plastics and chemical businesses, the question of how much this firefight will affect the factories is arising. However, refinery owner company Pertemina has told the people that the oil supply system is unaffected and it continues as before.
On the other hand, many people are asking how such a catastrophic event can happen in a government refinery.
Kurtubi, a member and politician of the Energy Affairs Commission of the House of Representatives, said in a TV interview that the Balonagan refinery since 1994 is relatively new compared to the other refineries at Partemina. He has demanded that the distance from the residential areas of all the oil refineries of the country be ascertained.
According to Jerome Veeravan, there is a demand for a thorough investigation into the incident on social media. A man has asked, “Was there a tampering in the refinery or was it an accident?” Others are asking whether the standard operating procedure (SOP) was followed in the refinery. At the same time someone wrote, “The person who has a role in this case should be taken to court.”
The safety standards in Corona’s time, people living near the refinery have been evacuated from their homes and sent to different camps as a precautionary measure.
Veeravan quoted Pertemina as saying that the cause of the fire has not been known, but the incident occurred during heavy rains and lightning.
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