The fireplace, which began after 8 p.m. native time (1300 GMT), burned some homes and despatched close by residents within the densely populated areas right into a panic, a few of whom fled with their belongings, footage from broadcasters confirmed.

Two of the 16 fatalities have been kids, whereas 50 individuals have been injured together with one youngster, in accordance with Rahmat Kristanto, an official on the firefighting unit.

Many of the injured individuals suffered from burns and the federal government can pay for his or her medical remedy, Jakarta’s appearing governor Heru Budi Hartono advised reporters.

Explosions may very well be heard in footage shared on social media, though Reuters was not instantly in a position to authenticate the clips.

Close to the storage station, residents crowded the world whereas firefighters carried orange physique baggage from the hearth. Jakarta’s disaster-mitigation company mentioned residents had been evacuated into close by mosques.

Siswandi, a 21-year-old resident, mentioned the scene “was chaotic, as we have been working away alongside injured victims who have been half burned, and it precipitated panic amongst individuals,” including that he was taking all of his useful paperwork from his home.

The decision centre of Jakarta’s important fireplace station mentioned it had dispatched 51 items to the Plumpang space in North Jakarta, including that the hearth was big.

Pertamina mentioned in a press release that the reason for the incident was nonetheless being investigated and that evacuation efforts have been ongoing.

The corporate mentioned the gas provide for the Jakarta space remained safe because it deliberate to divert provide from different terminals.

Pertamina chief govt officer Nicke Widyawati apologised for the hearth and mentioned it will “replicate internally to keep away from related incidents from ever occurring once more”.

The gas station has a capability of over 300,000 kilo-litres, in accordance with the nation’s vitality ministry.