PERTAMINA FUEL TANK IN AMPENNAN ON FIRE

Mataram, Jan 18 (ANTARA) - A tank at PT Pertamina's fuel depot in Ampenan, Mataram, which has been on fire sicne 11.00 am local time is feared to explode as the fire has reached the top of the tank.

The tank contains about ten kiloliters of premium gasoline, while about four or five other fuel tanks at the depot are also feared to catch fire.

Six fire trucks are on location to try to extinguish the raging fire but with little success so far while local people living around the depot have begun to worry that the fire would spread to their houses.

A number of police officers are on guard at the site to prevent people from coming too close to the fuel tank fire.

Half an hour after the fire started, two firefighters were taken to the nearest hospital after being injured by flames from the fire.