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Fire hits LPG station near residential area of Indonesia’s Bekasi regency, 12 injured, agency says

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JAKARTA, April ‌2 (Reuters) - A fire ​broke out at a liquefied petroleum ⁠gas filling station near a residential area in Indonesia's ​Bekasi regency, east of the ‌capital Jakarta, injuring at least 12, state news agency Antara ⁠said on Thursday, ⁠citing the local disaster mitigation agency.

A raging fire late on Wednesday turned the ‌night sky orange, local news ⁠channels reported.

Antara cited ‌Idham Kholid, a ​disaster mitigation official in Bekasi, as saying that there ‌were no deaths ​from the ⁠incident but 12 people ‌suffered from ⁠injuries. Some houses and vehicles were also damaged, Idham said.

The ​cause of ‌the fire remained unclear.

(Reporting by ⁠Bernadette Christina ​and Stanley Widianto; Editing by ​David Stanway)

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