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Fire hits LPG station near residential area of Indonesia’s Bekasi regency, 12 injured, agency says

By Thomson Reuters Apr 1, 2026 | 10:37 PM

JAKARTA, April 2 (Reuters) – A fire broke out at a liquefied ​petroleum gas ‌filling station near a residential area in Indonesia’s Bekasi regency, east of ‌the ​capital Jakarta, ⁠injuring at least ⁠12, state news agency Antara said on Thursday, citing the local ​disaster mitigation agency.

A raging fire late ⁠on Wednesday ⁠turned the night ​sky orange, local news ​channels reported.

Antara cited Idham Kholid, ‌a disaster mitigation official in Bekasi, as saying that there ⁠were no deaths from the incident but 12 people ⁠suffered ‌from injuries. Some ⁠houses and ​vehicles ‌were also damaged, Idham ​said.

The ⁠cause of the fire remained unclear.

(Reporting by Bernadette Christina and Stanley Widianto; Editing by David ​Stanway)