"We suspect this is a well drilled by the community ... and we suspect there was someone smoking in the area at the time," said police official Wahyu Kuncoro.
Such illegal drilling is common in Aceh, where Pertamina operates an oil field.
Gimana ya caranya padamkan api dari sumur minyak terbakar di Aceh Timur seperti ini? Sampai malam ini api belum dapat dipadamkan. Ada yang tahu? Ditunggu sarannya. pic.twitter.com/GnKEAmwjNM— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) April 25, 2018