A handout photograph released on March 31, 2018 by Indonesia Search and Rescue shows thick smoke from a blaze which occurred during an oil spill cleanup in the waters off Balikpapan. - AFP
JAKARTA: At least two people died in a fire as Indonesian authorities tried to cleanup an oil spill off Borneo island Saturday, an official said.
The blaze was sparked as workers tried to clear the spill in waters near Balikpapan City by burning it.
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