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JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has not yet visited the location of the fire at Pertamina's fuel terminal (BBM) in Plumpang, North Jakarta. However, it will be replaced by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin today, Saturday, March 4.

Deputy for Protocol, Press and Media of the Presidential Secretariat Bey Machmudin said President Joko Widodo had coordinated with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin regarding the review.

"The president did not go to Plumpang today, but the president has coordinated with the vice president who will review today," said Bey Machmudin in Jakarta, Saturday.

In addition, President Jokowi has also given directions to the National Police Chief General Pol. Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir, and Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono regarding the handling of the fire.

"Essentially, the president asked to prioritize the evacuation of victims and the handling of affected residents," he added.

The DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) said as many as 1,085 residents were displaced due to the fire at the Pertamina Fuel Terminal in Plumpang, North Jakarta, Friday night, March 3.

Daily Executive (Plh) of the Head of DKI Jakarta BPBD Muhammad Ridwan said the evacuation locations were spread over eight points.

The distribution of evacuation locations, based on temporary data as of Saturday at 07.00 WIB, is located at the North Jakarta Red Cross Office (PMI) (132 people), As Sholihin Mosque (63 people), Rawa Badak Selatan Village Office (79 people), Walang Golkar Building (258 people), North Jakarta Manpower and Energy Sub-dept. Office (74 people), Al Muhajirin Mosque (60 people), Al airfalla Mosque (63 people), and RPTRA Rasella (356 people).

A fire engulfed the fuel receipt pipe at the Pertamina Plumpang fuel terminal, North Jakarta, Friday, at around 20.10 WIB.

A total of 52 fire engines were deployed to extinguish the fire with the support of 30 personnel from the BPBD Rapid Response Team (TRC), officers from PLN, PMI, AGD Health Service, Transportation Service, Satpol PP, Tagana Social Service, Polsek, Koramil to volunteers. The fire was successfully extinguished on Saturday morning at around 02.20 WIB.

Based on temporary data received by BPBD DKI Jakarta, 17 victims were reported dead, 49 people were seriously injured, and two people were moderately injured.

The victims were rushed to several nearby hospitals for medical treatment, including Koja Hospital, Tugu Hospital, Mulyasari Hospital, Port Hospital, and Firdaus Hospital.


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