Oil India tank farm fire kills two workers in Assam

Oil India said a fire during maintenance at its Intermediate Tank Farm in Tengakhat, Assam, killed two workers and injured six others, after an injured engineer died on Saturday. The company’s initial report on Friday said one worker had died and six were injured. The later death brought the reported toll to two.

Tapas Jyoti Gogoi, an engineer employed by Spectron Engineering Private Ltd at the facility, died at about 3 a.m. Saturday, his brother said. Oil India area manager Kamal Phukan later confirmed his death. Gogoi was among the six workers reported injured in the incident. The first worker to die was identified as Raju Dutta.

Oil India said the fire broke out on Friday during maintenance at the tank farm in Dibrugarh district. The facility temporarily stores petroleum products before they are transferred for further processing. The company said its fire service personnel were mobilised and the blaze was brought under control.

The injured workers were taken to Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh and OIL Hospital, according to the company’s initial statement. They were subsequently moved to a private healthcare facility, a later report said. Three injured workers...