Victims Who Died In Balikpapan Pertamina Refinery Explosion Will Be Buried In Medan

Fire illustration. (Photo by Joachim Pressl on Unsplash)

BALIKPAPAN - Public Relations of PT Pertamina International Refinery Balikpapan Refinery Ely Chandra Warinangin said the bodies of victims of the Pertamina refinery fire in Balikpapan were flown to Medan, North Sumatra on Monday, May 16.

He also said the bodies of the victims would be buried there. "We share our condolences," Chandra said in Balikpapan, as quoted by Antara.

At the time of the incident, victim J had actually been evacuated from the scene at Plant 5 Unit Hydro Skimming Complex. He was then taken and treated in intensive care at Bhayangkara Hospital.

However, the maximum efforts of the team of doctors did not succeed in saving J's life.

Apart from J, there were 3 other victims who were evacuated from the scene. The three of them are also being treated at Pertamina Hospital in Balikpapan.

According to Chandra, all three suffered burns of 10-20 percent. Currently his condition is quite stable.

In addition, there were two other victims who had been treated. However, both of them were able to go home because they only suffered minor injuries.

On a separate occasion, the Head of Public Relations of the East Kalimantan Police, Kombes Yusuf Sutejo, said that the police were still investigating the incident.

Of the several fire incidents at the Balikpapan Refinery, especially after the Refinery Development Master Plan (RDMP) Project was started, this incident was the first one that resulted in the death of the victim.