Fire guts chemical plant

CILEGON, Indonesia: A fire broke out in a chemical plant belonging to PT Santafe in Cilegon in the province of Banten, injuring at least one person and setting ablaze 10 of the plant's 13 chemical storage tanks on Saturday morning.

Warlan, 30, a crew member of a truck carrying chemicals, sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the Pertamina hospital in Jakarta, Antara reported.

The flames caused chemicals to leak over a radius of about 100 meters. The chemicals are used in the production of plastics.

Witnesses said a truck caught fire when it was being filled with chemicals and that the flames spread to the storage tanks. -- Antara