JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina said a fire that broke out at its Cilacap refinery complex on Thursday has been extinguished and the refinery’s operation is not affected , the company said.
A flash occurred in one of the tanks from the remaining sludge during a routine maintenance at Cilacap refinery, the company’s spokesperson Sunaryo Adi said.
“The Cilacap refinery continues to operate normally and fuel production for the public is not disrupted. We ensure that all safety procedures have been carried out properly,” Adi said in a statement on late Thursday, adding there were no casualties.
The refinery, located in Central Java province, has processing capacity of 348,000 barrels per day, one of Pertamina’s biggest refining facilities. In 2021, fire broke out twice in Cilacap refinery.
(Reporting by Bernadette Christina and Ananda Teresia; Editing by John Mair and Christina Fincher)
