Antara News, Thursday, October 28, 2010 13:27 WIB
Pekanbaru, Riau (ANTARA News) - A crude oil pipeline of PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia had burst harming two children in Manggala Jonson Village, Tanah Putih sub district, Rokan Hilir District, Riau province on Thursday.
"Two children were badly burned in the explosion," a resident, Andi said.
The pipeline located near the village burst at 7 am at the local time and also caused injuries to Wanda (6) and Rini (16).
The children were badly injured as they covered by oil and their skin had blisters. The two had been taken to the Chevron medical center, Andi said.
"The sound of the explosion was so loud that I thought it was a bomb. The oil spurt 10 meters high," he said.
Three houses of Anto, Sukidi and Yunus were covered with the crude oil.
The dark black oil spilled the walls, roofs and the yards.
A motorcycle was thrown 15 meters away by the force of the explosion, he said.
The chief of Crime and Investigation Unit of Rohil Police, Adjunct Commissioner Arif Hidayat Ritonga said he had sent a number of police personnel to the location to secure the accident site, near the Trans Sumatran road leading to Medan , North Sumatra.
The company had sent a representative to the location to clear up the oil spill on that also hit a number of houses, he said.
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