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JAKARTA, May 15 (Xinhua) — One particular person was killed and 5 others wounded as an oil refinery operated by an Indonesian state-owned oil and fuel agency PT Pertamina caught fire in Balikpapan city of East Kalimantan province on Sunday, a rescuer stated.
The accident occurred at 11:00 a.m. native time, and the victims had been the employees of the agency and a contractor firm, head of Search and Rescue Office in the province Melki Anuskotta stated.
“One particular person was killed and 5 others injured,” he informed Xinhua over cellphone.
The wounded folks had been handled in a hospital, and three of them suffered severe accidents, in line with him.
The fire was extinguished about one hour later, he stated.
According to Ely Chandra Peranginangin, communication supervisor of the manufacturing unit, the fire occurred at Plant 5, hydro skimming advanced unit of the refinery.
The plant produces uncooked supplies for gasoline, and measures have been taken to make sure that the accident wouldn’t disturb oil provide.
