Fuel depot fire kills at least 17


All gone: A woman weeping at a neighbourhood affected by the fire in Jakarta. — AP

Residents searched through the remains of their charred homes after a fuel storage depot fire in Jakarta left at least 17 people dead, including two children.

Three people were still missing after Friday night’s blaze at state energy firm Pertamina’s Plumpang depot in north Jakarta, with Indonesian officials the next day calling for an audit of “all fuel facilities and infrastructures” in the country.

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