Balikpapan refinery catches fire
By Hans Bodega
Monday, August 7 2000 - 02:00 AM WIB
The Balikpapan refinery in East Kalimantan owned by state oil gas company Pertamina stopped operation on Monday this morning following a fire incident.
A source at the refinery told Petromindo.Com the refineries tlatformer unit caught fire at 6:30 AM, but refinery staff could extinguish it at 7.00 AM.
"The reasons behind the fire is being investigated. We hope to resume operation at noon," the source said. (*)