Police Open Other Possible Causes Of Fire At Pertamina Oil Refinery Cilacap

Several children saw black smoke billowing from the burning tank 36 T 102 at Pertamina International Refinery RU IV Cilacap, Central Java, Sunday (11/14/2021). ANTARA PHOTOS/Idhad Zakaria/foc.

JAKARTA - The National Police stated that they are still opening up other possibilities for the cause of the 36 T-102 tank fire at the Pertamina Cilacap Refinery, Central Java. Although, so far the allegations lead to a lightning strike.

"It is possible that the results of the integrated team's examination will later be published again, whether there are other related elements," said the Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo to reporters, Tuesday, November 16.

Until now, a joint team from Inafis, Puslabfor, and experts are still investigating the cause of the fire. Evidence and clues regarding this matter are still being collected.

"The Labfor team, Inafis, as well as a joint team with experts, as well as Pertamina are still investigating," said Dedi.

For a temporary assumption that led to the cause of the fire, said Dedi, it was indeed a lightning strike. This refers to the testimony of witnesses and the evidence that has been collected.

"It is clear that the allegations from the various types of evidence that are owned and 6 witnesses who have been examined. While this leads to nature, nature, in this case, is lightning," said Dedi.

The 36 T-102 tank refinery containing the Pertalite component belonging to Pertamina Cilacap, Central Java, caught fire on Saturday, November 14, at 19.10 western Indonesia time, during heavy rain accompanied by lightning. There were no fatalities in this incident.