The Burned Pertamina Cilacap Tank Was Extinguished On Saturday At 23.05, But The Fire Flared Again Until Sunday At 07.45

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - President Director of PT Pertamina (Persero), Nicke Widyawati, said the fire of Tank 36 T-102 in the Cilacap Refinery area, Central Java, was successfully extinguished.

"Actually, last night (Saturday, November 13), at 23.05 WIB, the fire had been extinguished, but the foam opened and the fire started again", she said during a virtual press conference attended by journalists in Cilacap, quoted from Antara, Sunday, November 14.

According to her, the fire was finally extinguished on Sunday, November 14, at 07.45 WIB, thanks to the maximum efforts of the firefighters in the field. She ensured that the tank fire incident at the Cilacap refinery did not interfere with the distribution of fuel oil (BBM) and LPG.

On this occasion, she expressed his gratitude to all those who have helped in the effort to extinguish the fire at the Cilacap refinery.

Meanwhile, the CEO of Sub holding Refining and Petrochemical (PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional), Joko Priyono, said that the fire of Tank 36 T-102 was successfully extinguished at 07.45 WIB.

"Currently the tank fire has been completely extinguished at 07.45 WIB and declared safe at 09.15 WIB", he said from the Command Center Refinery Unit IV Cilacap - PT KPI.

He said some of the strategies carried out during the blackout included blocking the burning tank, transferring cargo to another tank, and cooling Tanks 36 T-101 and T-103 which were in the vicinity of T-102.

According to him, his party is currently making efforts to deal with the post-fire environment.

As reported, the fire in Tank 36 T-102 containing Pertalite components occurred on Saturday (14/11/2021), at 19.10 WIB, during heavy rain accompanied by lightning.