No less than 180 firefighters and 37 hearth engines have been struggling to include the blaze within the close by neighborhood, hearth officers mentioned.

Video of the hearth broadcast on tv confirmed tons of of individuals locally working in panic whereas thick plumes of black smoke and orange flames stuffed the sky and firefighters battled the blaze.

A preliminary investigation confirmed the hearth broke out when a pipeline ruptured throughout heavy rain, presumably from a lightning strike, mentioned Eko Kristiawan, Pertamina’s space supervisor.

He mentioned the hearth wouldn’t disrupt the nation’s gas provide.

Satriadi Gunawan, who heads Jakarta’s hearth and rescue division, mentioned individuals dwelling within the residential space have been nonetheless being evacuated and have been being taken to a close-by village corridor and a mosque.

“The fireplace brought about a number of explosions and rapidly unfold to residential homes,” Gunawan mentioned.

Military Chief of Employees Gen. Dudung Abdurachman, who visited the location, mentioned not less than 14 individuals have been useless and 42 had been hospitalized, some with extreme burns.