The Current Appearance Condition Of The Pertamina Balikpapan Refinery Caught Fire

From a distance, it appears that the fire is still raging in the Balikpapan KPI area. (Antaranews-Muhammad Solih Januar)

The fire occurred at the Pertamina Balikpapan Refinery, on Jalan Yos Sudarso, West Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

According to information quoted by ANTARA, through Balikpapan disaster volunteers, the incident began at around 05.06 WITA.

In the video presented by the volunteers, it appears that the "red rooster" scorched one part of the KPI.

The road access to the location was closed by officers when a number of journalists in the City of Oil would cover the fire incident. Road closures ranging from Yos Sudarso Street, to the Panorama area.

At each intersection to the area, there are security officers at the Balikpapan Pertamina Refinery Unit with the police.

Congestion also occurs, especially on the road to the West Balikpapan area.

Even though it rained heavily in the refinery area, the fire was still burning, even black smoke was visible from up to tens of kilometers.

Area Manager Communication and CSR of PT KPI Dodi Yapang was pleased when confirmed to justify the fire incident at KPI.

"We are currently in the process of extinguishing the fire," he said in a short message.

Dodi said the fire scorched one of the equipment. "Further information follows through a press statement," he said.