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Wed, 01/21/2009 - 16:33
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PERTAMINA TO REBUILD FIRE-DESTROYED PLUMPANG FUEL DEPOT
Jakarta, Jan 21 (ANTARA) - State oil company PT Pertamina will soon rebuild its fuel oil deport in Plumpang, North Jakarta, which was destroyed by fire on Sunday night, January 18, the company's marketing director Achmad Faisal said.
Speaking at a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission VII, Faisal said the cost of rebuilding the fuel oil storage tank that was raged by the fire would reach Rp2.1 billion.
"But the tank was insured," he said, adding that the 3,000 kiloliters of premium gasoline that had gone up in flames were worth Rp15 billion.
Faisal said the fire blew off the fuel oil tank's roof.
According to the police, the fire was caused by either a technical problem such as high pressure or human error and not sabotage.
Faisal said that when the fuel tank caught fire and exploded, it was being filled with premium gasoline from a tanker through a pipe.
"The filling process started at 6 p.m. at the rate of 500 kiloliters per hour," he said, adding that before being filled the tank contained 1,500 kiloliters, and when the fire and explosion occurred at 9:15 p.m. it was filled with 3,000 kiloliters of premium gasoline.
Faisal added that the fuel distribution from the fuel depot was stopped following the fire but after undergoing repairs to the damage, it was back in normal operation on Tuesday.
Speaking at a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission VII, Faisal said the cost of rebuilding the fuel oil storage tank that was raged by the fire would reach Rp2.1 billion.
"But the tank was insured," he said, adding that the 3,000 kiloliters of premium gasoline that had gone up in flames were worth Rp15 billion.
Faisal said the fire blew off the fuel oil tank's roof.
According to the police, the fire was caused by either a technical problem such as high pressure or human error and not sabotage.
Faisal said that when the fuel tank caught fire and exploded, it was being filled with premium gasoline from a tanker through a pipe.
"The filling process started at 6 p.m. at the rate of 500 kiloliters per hour," he said, adding that before being filled the tank contained 1,500 kiloliters, and when the fire and explosion occurred at 9:15 p.m. it was filled with 3,000 kiloliters of premium gasoline.
Faisal added that the fuel distribution from the fuel depot was stopped following the fire but after undergoing repairs to the damage, it was back in normal operation on Tuesday.
