At around 12:30 a.m. on March 29, 2021, a big explosion occurred at an oil refinery in West Java, Indonesia. Residents within a radius of 20 kilometers heard vibrations and explosions, fireballs and thick black smoke. Rising from the sky.
After the accident, the local fire department and other departments rushed to the scene immediately. It is reported that the rescue detachment mobilized multiple fire trucks and rushed to the scene for rescue.
As can be seen from social network videos, the explosion was particularly powerful. A raging fire was burning at the refinery, lighting up the entire night sky, and the light of the fire was still clearly visible from a distance. It is reported that the explosion site was in a mess everywhere. After the explosion, the fire at the site was as fierce as a “wall of fire”, and half of the sky was filled with billowing smoke, which was very scary.
The “Russia Today” (RT) report quoted witnesses as saying that before hearing the explosion, there were Lightning and lightning strikes occurred, and fires could be seen from 5 kilometers away.
According to reports, the explosion occurred at the Balongan refinery, which is located about 200 kilometers east of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. It began operation in 1994 and was operated by the Indonesian state. Operated by Petroleum Company (Pertamina). The refinery can process 125,000 tons of crude oil per day.
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