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Fuel supply unaffected after Medan fire: Pertamina
State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has confirmed that the fuel supply for regions in the northern part of Sumatra are unaffected following a fire at one of the firm’s depots in Medan, North Sumatra, on Saturday evening.
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Fuel stop: A motorist refuels at a gas station belonging to state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina in Jakarta. Pertamina has confirmed that the fuel supply for regions in the northern part of Sumatra is unaffected following a fire at one of the firm’s depots in Medan, North Sumatra, on Saturday evening. (Antara Photo/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
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tate-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has confirmed that the fuel supply for regions in the northern part of Sumatra (Sumbagut) are unaffected following a fire at one of the firm’s depots in Medan, North Sumatra, on Saturday evening.
The blaze destroyed a pipeline at the Pertamina depot on Jl. KL Yos Sudarso at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Three workers were reportedly injured in the fire, which was brought under control at around midnight after the local fire department deployed 15 fire trucks to the scene.
Pertamina Sumbagut spokesperson Fitri Erika said the incident would not disrupt fuel distribution as thousands of liters of fuel stored in the depot were unaffected by the fire.
“We have resumed routine work at the depot,” she said on Sunday.
Deputy Medan Labuhan Police chief Adj. Comr. TL Tambunan said his officers were still investigating the cause of the blaze.
“Meanwhile, the situation at the depot is already back to normal,” he said. (hwa)
