Pertamina, which controls the majority of Indonesia\u2019s fuel and energy distribution, publicly apologised for the fire
\n JAKARTA
\nResidents searched through the remains of their charred homes on Saturday as Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina apologised for a fire at a Jakarta fuel storage depot it said killed at least 18 people, including two children.
\nDozens were also injured and police said three people were still missing after Friday night\u2019s blaze at Pertamina\u2019s Plumpang depot in north Jakarta. Officials called on Saturday for an audit of \u201call fuel facilities and infrastructures\u201d in Indonesia.
\nPertamina, which controls the majority of Indonesia\u2019s fuel and energy distribution, publicly apologised for the fire.
\n\u201cThe management and I would like to convey our deepest apology for this incident. None of us expected this incident to happen,\u201d Nicke Widyawati, Pertamina\u2019s director, told a televised news conference.
\nThirty-five people were still being treated, with many suffering severe burns, while more than 1,300 people living in residential areas near the depot had to be evacuated. The death toll had risen by one during the day.
\n\u201cWhat I saw was smoke travelling from the left to the right, about 10 minutes later there was an explosion and the fire spread catching the houses,\u201d witness Selamet, who like many Indonesians only has one name, said.
\nVice President Ma\u2019ruf Amin visited the scene on Saturday and suggested the depot should be moved away from residential neighbourhoods.
\n\u201cI hope this depot can be relocated\u2026 so it will be safer and this area will be rearranged so it meets the requirements of a proper neighbourhood in the capital,\u201d he told reporters.
\nNational Police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the fire happened while fuel that had just arrived from another refinery was being reloaded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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