Date: | 29 March 2021 | ||||
Venue: | Indramayu, West Java, Indonesia | ||||
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Type: | Explosion and fire | ||||
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Reported Deaths: | 1 | ||||
Reported Injuries: | 20 (5 seriously, 15 slightly) | ||||
Reported Missing: | 3 | ||||
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On 29 March 2021, the Pertamina owned, Balongan oil refinery (RU VI), in the district of Indramayu, West Java, Indonesia, suffered a large explosion, and caught fire.[1] [2] One person is known to be dead, five seriously injured, fifteen slightly injured and three are missing.[2] The president director of Pertamina said that in order to fight the fire they had shut down operations.[2] Pertamina does not expect the explosion to cause fuel supply disruptions as they have a high volume of stock.[2]
Greenpeace has called for an investigation into the accident.[2]