Assam OIL facility fire death toll rises to two
Five other workers injured in the incident are undergoing treatment
The death toll in the explosion at an Oil India Limited facility in eastern Assam's Dibrugarh has risen to two, following the death of 40-year-old Tapas Gogoi at a private hospital on Saturday morning. Gogoi, who was working for a Mumbai-based private agency contracted by the oil exploration giant, succumbed to his injuries around 3 a.m. The other fatality, identified as Raju Dutta, perished from the explosion's impact on Friday morning.
The fire erupted at approximately 9:05 a.m. at an indirect bath heater in OIL's intermediate tank farm at Tengakhat. This heater had been isolated for maintenance purposes since November 4th. Five other workers were injured in the incident and are currently receiving medical treatment. OIL quickly deployed fire and emergency services personnel, who managed to extinguish the flames by 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
In response to the incident, OIL has established an internal inquiry committee to probe the cause of the explosion, evaluate the damage, and recommend preventative measures to avoid similar occurrences in the future.
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