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A major fire was reported at the Balongan oil refinery in Indonesia. Five people were seriously injured in the blaze. Nearly 500 families have been relocated.
The Indonesian oil company, Pertamina said on Monday that the Balongan Oil Refinery in western Java had been closed to protect it from the fire. About 450 families from the surrounding area have been relocated. According to photos taken on social media, the fire is estimated to have consumed 1,25,000 barrels of oil per day.
The fire broke out last night, according to local media reports. Which has become difficult to control. The oil flow control system has been brought under control to extinguish the fire.
The fire broke out in the refinery’s storage unit and had no effect on the processing plant, Pertamina said. According to footage of the blaze, the blaze broke out on Monday morning, with heavy smoke rising from the black smoke about 225 km east of the capital, Jakarta.
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