Fire extinguished at Indonesian oil refinery, no casualties reported

Firefighters have put out a fire at an Indonesian oil refinery in East Kalimantan province on Saturday, with no casualties reported, an official said.

The fire broke out at about 04:00 a.m. local time at crude distillation unit IV of the Balikpapan refinery situated in Balikpapan town, which is operated by the Indonesian state-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina, according to Bayu Arafat, general manager of Pertamina international refinery for Balikpapan unit.

The fire was put out at 07:30 a.m. local time, the official said.
“Firefighters have successfully controlled the situation and now is the time for cooling,” he said in a statement.
The incident did not disturb oil supply to consumers, according to the official. (BSS/Xinhua)