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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Indonesia firefighters extinguish deadly fuel storage depot fire - The Untold Story

Firefighters and fire trucks head to the site of the fire at the fuel depot owned by Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina as a fire broke out, in Plumpang on March 3, 2023.

JAKARTA - At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured in Indonesia's capital Friday, after a massive blaze broke out at a state-run fuel storage depot before firefighters brought it under control, the military said.

"At the moment, there are 14 victims who died," army chief of staff Dudung Abdurachman told reporters, adding the blaze at the facility run by state energy firm Pertamina in Jakarta injured at least 42 others.

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