Battling the blaze Firefighters onboard a vessel trying to extinguish a fire on a tanker docked at the Port of Belawan. At least 22 people were injured when a crude oil tanker burst into flames at one of Indonesia’s busiest ports yesterday morning with rescuers scrambling to reach dozens trapped on board the 250m-long ‘Jag Leela’. The cause of the explosion and fire has yet to be determined. — AFP
JAKARTA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out on a crude oil tanker docked at Waruna Shipyard at the Port of Belawan in Indonesia's province of North Sumatra Monday morning, and several workers have been reportedly rushed to hospitals after suffering burns in the accident.
The number of workers is still missing, and they were reportedly trapped inside the ship which is under repair.
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