At least 17 people were killed when a fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage station operated by Indonesia's state energy company Pertamina (PERTM.UL) in the capital Jakarta, an official at the city's main firefighting unit said.
Shortly after the fire started, explosions could be heard in footage shared on social media, although Reuters was not able to authenticate the clips.
Siswandi, a 21-year-old resident, said the scene "was chaotic, as we were running away alongside injured victims who were half burned, and it caused panic among people," adding that he was taking all of his valuable documents from his house. Pertamina said in a statement that the cause of the incident was still being investigated and that evacuation efforts were ongoing.
Pertamina chief executive officer Nicke Widyawati apologised for the fire and said it would "reflect internally to avoid similar incidents from ever occurring again".
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