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The fire at the refinery on the island of Java in West Java Province came alight after an explosion just after midnight on Monday. Local news sources said the boom could be heard dozens of miles away. Footage captured by locals show a massive wall of flames and plumes of smoke spewing into the sky like something out of a horror movie. The fire is still burning as of Monday night local time. Officials arent sure how quickly firefighters will be able to put it out, but a spokesperson for Indonesian state oil company Pertamina, which operates the Balongan refinery, said it has been contained to four tanks in the middle of the plant and wil
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