One person died and six others suffered burn injuries in a fire during maintenance work at Oil India Limited’s Intermediate Tank Farm at Tengakhat in Assam’s Dibrugarh district on Friday, the company said.The fire broke out at around 9.05 am. The injured were taken to Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh and OIL Hospital for treatment, according to a company statement.OIL said its fire service personnel were immediately mobilised and the blaze had been brought under control.Preliminary reports said workers were operating a valve when an explosion occurred in the crude oil storage section of the tank farm, triggering the fire. The exact circumstances leading to the reported explosion have not been officially confirmed.Five of the injured were identified as Tapas Gogoi, 40, of Milan Nagar in Dibrugarh; and Shailen Gogoi, 45, Kumud Gogoi, 38, Golap Dutta, 58, and Indra Gogoi, 40, all residents of Tengakhat.The injured workers were reportedly employees of Mumbai-based Spectron Engineers Private Limited, a company engaged by OIL.OIL expressed condolences to the bereaved family and said it would share further updates as more information became available.
One dead, six injured in fire at Oil India tank farm in Assam
