FIRE THREE LST

People within one km radius of the fire vacated their
homes to take shelter at safer places. Heavy plantation in the
area minimised the impact of the blaze.

Twenty-two fire tenders and about 135 fire personnel
were at the spot.
Three columns of Army and about 200 RAC personnel were
also deployed in the area to keep people away and assist the
civil administration in fire fighting operations.
Educational institutions were closed in the nearby
areas for the day.
The fire broke out at around 7.30 PM (IST) when petrol
was being transferred from the depot to a pipeline and soon
got out of control. A leak in the pipeline is suspected to
have caused the blaze.
IOC Chairman Sarthak Behuria told PTI that the fire
broke out at a petrol storage tank and quickly spread to other
tanks. Loud explosions were heard from a distance as the
flames leapt. The fire also spread to some industrial units in
a radius of three km destroying them.
Chief fire officer Ishwar Lal said 12 tankers
containing one lakh kilolitre of fuel were affected by the
fire.
The blaze was visible from up to 20 kms, with flames
lighting up the night sky and clouds of black smoke
surrounding the area.
A five km area around the fire spot has been declared
a "danger zone", said superintendent of police (traffic)
Virendra Jhala. PTI YG
ANU


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