A massive fire engulfed the government-owned fuel depot storage in Jakarta killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens.

National Police spokeperson Dedi Prasetyo said the death toll had been revised down from an initial report of 17 fatalities around the state-owned PT Pertamina oil depot in Plumpang, North Jakarta.

Dozens more were injured and hospitalized in the blaze.

Local reports indicated many of the victims were found inside charred houses surrounding the facility, including the bodies of a mother and her child.

As Saturday wore on, police carried out searches in areas around the depot and worked to pin down a cause of the conflagration at the plant, which mainly distributes fuel to Indonesia’s capital and the West Java area.

Aerial reconnaissance of the fire scene showed scores of houses destroyed by the fire.

CURRENTPH NEWS SERVICE