Thousands flee after oil well blast.

(From The Jakarta Post)

from THE JAKARTA POST -- SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2006 -- PAGE 1 Seventeen people were injured and thousands of residents in the East Java city of Bojonegoro fled their homes following an explosion at an oil well which occurred shortly after midnight Saturday

Of the 17 residents who were taken to the hospital after the blast inside the Pertamina-PetroChina oil refinery complex, fifteen have been released while two are still at Dr. R. Sosodoro Jatikusumo Hospital in Bojonegoro receiving treatment for respiratory problems and nausea

PetroChina security supervisor Djoko Agus said the blast was an accident and such blasts were common in …