Refinery

Pertamina Balongan refinery — storage tank fire

29 March 2021

Indonesia

What happened

A fire broke out at one crude storage tank at Pertamina's Balongan refinery in West Java and spread to three adjacent tanks. Indonesia's Energy Ministry confirmed the blaze; nearby residents were evacuated and several people were injured. This was an accidental industrial incident, not an attack.

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Evidence
Documented
Confidence
High
Infrastructure
Refinery
Latitude
-6.3500°
Longitude
108.3800°

Attribution

Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.

Sources

  1. Fire at Pertamina's Balongan refinery in IndonesiaReuters · Incident reporting