Four individuals have been killed Monday after a tanker exploded at a shipyard in North Sumatra, Indonesia.

The blast occurred Monday night aboard the MT Palu Sipat whereas docked on the PT Waruna Nusa Sentana shipyard in Belawan.

Three employees have been killed immediately and a fourth later died from extreme burns.

The Indonesia-flagged Palu Sipat is owned by the state-owned oil and pure gasoline firm PT Pertamina.

The explanation for the accident is below investigation.

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