10 people died in a fire on an oil tanker in Indonesia.

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

JAKARTA, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — Ten people were killed and 21 others injured early Wednesday when a fire broke out on board an oil tanker undergoing repairs at a shipyard on Batam island in Indonesia's Riau province.

The victims were technicians working on the tanker Federal II at the PT ASL shipyard in the Batuaji area.

The fire started around 4:00 a.m. local time, said Raden Bimo Dwi Lambang, district police chief, adding that a similar incident occurred on the same vessel in June, killing four workers.

An investigation into the cause of the incident is underway. –0–

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