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VISAKHAPATNAM: District Collector Vinay Chand on Wednesday has directed an inquiry and a five-member technical committee was constituted to probe the matter related to the fire accident at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) refinery in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. The Committee which comprises experts in the field of oil and natural gas and engineers will analyze
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Major fire reported at HPCL plant in Visakhapatnam
In view of the fire, the district authorities rushed several teams of fire tenders to the spot
No casualties have been reported so far
NEW DELHI: A massive fire broke out at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) plant in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday afternoon. According to sources, the fire erupted in the crude distillation unit in the HPCL old terminal.
An emergency siren was immediately sounded following which the employees and workers rushed out of the unit. There was a deafening sound like a blast and there was a ball of fire. The siren was sounded and we all came running out to safety, some workers said, coming out of the plant.
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 25 (ANI): A massive fire broke out at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.