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Erick calls for audit after Pertamina fire in North Jakarta
The fire, which started at around 8 pm (0100 GMT) on Friday from a fuel pipe at Pertamina's Plumpang fuel storage depot in North Jakarta, quickly spread to nearby houses and sent residents in the densely populated area into panic.
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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire from the residents' houses at a residential area located near the site of the fire of the fuel depot owned by the state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, in Plumpang, Jakarta, on March 3, 2023. (AFP/Hiro)
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fficials called for an investigation and an audit of state energy company Pertamina's facilities after a fire at its storage facility killed 15.
The fire, which started at around 8 pm (0100 GMT) on Friday from a fuel pipe at Pertamina's Plumpang fuel storage depot in North Jakarta, quickly spread to nearby houses and sent residents in the densely populated area into panic.
Authorities initially put the death toll at 17 but revised it later to 15. Dozens were injured and more than a thousand people were displaced, police said on Saturday.
"I have ordered Pertamina to immediately investigate this case thoroughly," State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir said via his Instagram page.
"There must be an operational review," he added.
The fire has since been extinguished, and Pertamina said it had lifted the emergency status for the facility and restarted distribution activities, adding fuel supply for Jakarta would remain secure.
Investigation was still ongoing to find out the cause of the fire, but the company said in a statement on Saturday that a pipe leak was detected prior to the fire.
The fire left dozens of houses and some cars charred. Some residents were seen returning to their homes to check the extent of the damages or to salvage their belongings from the debris.
Some were going from one hospital to another, searching for their missing relatives.
