TINSUKIA, May 13: Two employees, one of Digboi Oil Refinery, were killed in a devastating fire that broke out in the world’s oldest functional refinery this morning. The fire spread into residential areas.
Sources said a major fire was reported in the Indian Oil Corporation-controlled refinery at Digboi in Tinsukia district. The fire was noticed at 6.30 am in the Dilute Coke Unit (DCU). Kamal Saikia, an employee of a contractor and an Indian Oil Corporation Limited employee Basav Bhattacharjee lost their lives.
The fire was brought under control inside the refinery campus, but it went out of the campus through the sewerage drains. As the drains that use to carry residual of refinery products were highly inflammable, a major fire broke out in Muliabari, about three km from the refinery. According to sources, about 35 houses and shops were destroyed by the fire, and till the time of filing this report, fire was out of control. There was, however, no casualty. THE SENTINEL
Sources said a major fire was reported in the Indian Oil Corporation-controlled refinery at Digboi in Tinsukia district. The fire was noticed at 6.30 am in the Dilute Coke Unit (DCU). Kamal Saikia, an employee of a contractor and an Indian Oil Corporation Limited employee Basav Bhattacharjee lost their lives.
The fire was brought under control inside the refinery campus, but it went out of the campus through the sewerage drains. As the drains that use to carry residual of refinery products were highly inflammable, a major fire broke out in Muliabari, about three km from the refinery. According to sources, about 35 houses and shops were destroyed by the fire, and till the time of filing this report, fire was out of control. There was, however, no casualty. THE SENTINEL
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