Indonesia's Pertamina says depot fire extinguished

JAKARTA | Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:39am GMT

JAKARTA Jan 19 (Reuters) - A fire at a key oil storage depot in north Jakarta has been extinguished, Indonesia's state oil and gas company, PT Pertamina, said on Monday.

The state energy group said on Sunday night it had shut down the Plumpang oil depot, which supplies diesel and gasoline to the Indonesian capital and to West Java, after the fire broke out that evening. (Reporting by Muklis Ali; Writing by Sara Webb; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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