Explosion at Oil India's tank farm leaves one worker dead, four others critically injured in Assam's Dibrugarh | India News

One worker of Oil India Limited’s (OIL) in Assam's Dibrugarh killed and six others sustained severe injuries due to an explosion at the Intermediate Tank Farm (ITF) on Friday morning, officials said.The deceased was identified as Raju Dutta, who was initially reported missing following the explosion, Dibrugarh Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaurav Avijit Dilip said.According to preliminary reports, the explosion occurred in the facility's crude oil storage section while workers were operating a valve. The blast triggered a massive fire, injuring several people at the site.The OIL India authorities said the circumstances that led to the explosion and the subsequent fire are yet to be established. The incident took place during maintenance work at the facility, Oil India Limited said a statement.However, reports claim that workers were servicing a bath heater when the explosion occurred.OIL, in its statement, said six persons sustained burn injuries and were shifted to AMCH after initial treatments were provided at OIL Hospital.They were employed by Spectron Engineers Private Limited, a Mumbai-based company engaged by Oil India Limited.The five severely injured workers were identified as 40-year-old Tapas Gogoi, a resident of Milan Nagar in Dibrugarh; 45-year-old Shailen Gogoi; 38-year-old Kumud Gogoi; 58-year-old Golap Dutta; and 40-year-old Indra Gogoi, all residents of Tengakhat.They were taken to Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh, where they are undergoing treatment in critical condition.OIL said the incident took place at around 9.05 am on Friday. Its fire service personnel were immediately mobilised to control the blaze and it took nearly three hours of efforts to extinguish the fire.HT reached out to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Dibrugarh, Gaurav Avijit Dilip, but he didn't respond.Officials said that the fire department, along with other disaster response forces, has been deployed to control the situation.