A large fire broke out at a fuel storage depot in Indonesia`s capital at 8 pm on Friday, killing at least 18 people, injuring dozens of others and forcing the evacuation of thousands of nearby residents after spreading to their neighbourhood, and having 16 missing, officials said. The Plumpang fuel storage station, operated by state-run oil and gas company Pertamina, is near a densely populated area in the Tanah Merah neighbourhood in North Jakarta. It supplies 25 per cent of Indonesia`s fuel needs. At least 260 firefighters and 52 fire engines were struggling to contain the blaze in the nearby neighbourhood, fire officials said.

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