Indonesian officials called for an investigation and an audit of state energy company Pertamina's (PERTM.UL) facilities after a fire at its storage facility killed 13.
on Friday from a fuel pipe at Pertamina's Plumpang fuel storage depot in capital 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 13. Dozens were injured and hundreds were evacuated. The fire had been extinguished by early morning hours on Saturday, North Jakarta fire fighter official Abdul Wahid said. "I have ordered Pertamina to immediately investigate this case thoroughly," State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir said via his Instagram page.Sugeng Suparwoto, who heads parliament's energy committee, called for an audit of Pertamina's facilities.
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