Balongan refinery explosion
# Balongan refinery explosion

On 29 March 2021, the Pertamina owned, Balongan oil refinery (RU VI), in the district of Indramayu, West Java, Indonesia, suffered a large explosion, and caught fire. One person is known to be dead, five seriously injured, fifteen slightly injured and three are missing. The president director of Pertamina said that in order to fight the fire they had shut down operations. Pertamina does not expect the explosion to cause fuel supply disruptions as they have a high volume of stock.

Greenpeace has called for an investigation into the accident.

