Five workers of Oil India Limited’s (OIL) in Assam’s Dibrugarh sustained severe injuries due to an explosion at the Intermediate Tank Farm (ITF) on Friday morning, officials said.
Several other persons are also suspected to have sustained injuries, but the exact number of casualties has not yet been officially confirmed. There are also reports of one worker’s death, but this has not yet been confirmed by the authorities. The blast triggered a massive fire, injuring several people at the site. HT reached out to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Dibrugarh, Gaurav Avijit Dilip, but he didn’t respond. Preliminary accounts suggest that the blast’s force threw the workers away from the site. The circumstances that led to the explosion and the fire are also yet to be established. The OIL authorities are yet to release any statement.
The explosion occurred in the facility’s crude oil storage section while workers were operating a valve, according to preliminary reports. Officials said that the fire department, along with other disaster response forces, has been deployed to control the situation.
They were taken to Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh, where they are undergoing treatment in critical condition. Another worker is missing following the explosion.
