JAKARTA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and five others were wounded as an oil refinery operated by Indonesian state owned oil-and-gas firm PT Pertamina caught fire in Balikpapan town of East Kalimantan province on Sunday, a rescuer said.
The accident occurred at 11:00 a.m. local time, and the victims were the workers of the firm and a contractor company, Head of Search and Rescue Office in East Kalimantan province Melki Anuskotta said.
"One person was killed and five others were injured," he told Xinhua over phone.
The wounded people have been treated in a hospital, and three of them suffered serious injuries, he said.
The fire was extinguished in about one hour, he said.
