Horror blaze at illegal well

AT least 10 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a fire at an illegal oil well in Indonesia’s Aceh province, authorities said yesterday.

An oil spill sparked a huge blaze about 1.30am in a residential area that torched at least three houses and was still out of control mid-morning.

“The (fire) is still soaring high and has not yet successfully been extinguished,” Saiful, head of Aceh’s Ranto Peureulak subdistrict, said.

At least 10 bodies had been recovered and the death toll was expected to rise, police said, with many more injured.