On May 26, a fire broke out at an HPCL plant in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh; HPCL later said in a tweet that the fire had been extinguished and there were no casualties
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
Panic ensued after a fire broke out at the refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) here on Tuesday, but no immediate casualties were reported. Dense plumes of smoke and flames were seen rising from the refinery. On getting news about the incident, the police rushed to the spot and evacuated the people from there. According to sources, the fire broke out at the newly-constructed block in the HPCL premises. Fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. 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.
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Major fire breaks out in HPCL Plant in Vizag:- A major fire broke out at the plant of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) in Visakhapatnam s Malkapuram in Andhra Pradesh this afternoon. The fire tenders rushed to the spot to bring the things to control. The experts from the Indian Navy also rushed to the spot to carry the rescue operations. The fire was brought to a control very soon and there were no casualties reported. The efforts to locate the six HPCL employees is currently on and all the employees are moved out from the premises on a safe note. The videos of the flames and smoke coming from the HPCL plant went viral all over.