Dibrugarh, The toll in an explosion at Oil India Limited’s facility in Assam’s Dibrugarh district rose to three, with two more persons succumbing to burn injuries on Saturday, officials said.
The Union minister, who is the Lok Sabha MP from Dibrugarh, also called for appropriate compensation for the families of those who lost their lives in the incident. Sonowal advocated a high-level inquiry by the authorities concerned to establish the exact cause of the fire and bring all aspects surrounding the incident to light, the release added.
Sonowal urged the CMD to ensure the best medical treatment for those injured in the incident and to take all necessary measures without delay, the company release said. A fire broke out on Friday during maintenance work at Oil India Limited’s Intermediate Tank Farm in Tengakhat, following the explosion, according to a statement issued by the PSU. The death of the engineer, identified as Tapas Jyoti Gogoi, was confirmed by the company’s area manager Kamal Phukan on Saturday. A total of nine workers were present at the site when the accident occurred on Friday, and seven of them sustained injuries, with one of the injured workers succumbing to his injuries, an official statement said.
