80 Residents Evacuated To Baitul Munir Lomanis Mosque Due To Tank Fire At Pertamina Refinery Cilacap

JAKARTA - Pertamina has evacuated 80 residents around the tank fire area in the Cilacap Refinery area, Central Java, Saturday, November 13.

Pertamina International Refinery Corporate Secretary Ifki Sukarya said the community evacuation was carried out in Lomanis Village. Residents were taken to temporary shelters, Lomanis Village Hall and Baitul Munir Mosque, Lomanis.

"There are about 80 residents who have been evacuated," explained Ifki.

For extinguishing efforts, Pertamina maximizes defensive fire fighting with fire trucks and hydrants as well as cooling in the area around the burning tank.

It is known that the burning tank contained Pertalite.

The Cilacap refinery is one of 6 Pertamina refineries with a processing capacity of 270 thousand barrels per day.

This refinery has 228 tanks to accommodate crude to be processed, gas and fuel from crude oil processing.