Hundreds evacuated from fire at Indonesian oil refinery

At least 500 people were being evacuated from a nearby village on Monday after a massive fire broke out at Pertamina Balongan Refinery in Indonesia’s West Java province.

Residents of Balongan village were moving to two evacuation centers .

Authorities urged residents to stay calm and keep away from fire. Four residents injured while passing through area suffered burns and were being treated at Indramayu regional hospital.

Pertamina officials said cause of fire was not clear, but re was lightening and heavy rain at time massive fire broke out.

Television reports showed explosions and thick plumes of black smoke and orange flames filling sky.

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