Indonesia fire: Seventeen dead and hundreds evacuatedon March 4, 2023 at 9:46 am

Hundreds living nearby had to be evacuated after the fire and explosion in the Indonesia capital.

At least 17 people have died in a huge fire at a state-run fuel depot in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.

Sixty people were injured, with many people severely burned. Hundreds living in residential areas near the fire had to be evacuated.

Indonesian officials are calling for an audit of “all fuel facilities and infrastructures”.