26 April,2018 07:17 AM IST | Banda Aceh | Agencies
Several homes were also destroyed in the blaze. Pics/AFP
The death toll from a blaze at an illegal Indonesian oil well yesterday has jumped to 18 with dozens injured, authorities said, warning there could be yet more victims.
Images from the accident showed a towering flame shooting some 70 metres above homes and palm trees dotting a small community in Sumatra island's Aceh province. Firefighters this afternoon were still battling the blaze sparked by an oil spill in a residential area. Several homes were destroyed.
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"We're still unable to control the fire," said Syahrizal Fauzi, head of the local disaster mitigation agency. "We don't know if there are still victims because we cannot get any closer."
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