60 injured in major fire at Indian Oil depot in Jaipur
At least 60 people were injured when a major fire broke out at an Indian Oil depot in Sitapura industrial area near here Thursday evening. Many of the injuries were reported from nearby areas and caused due to the shattering of glass panes, officials said.
Though the cause of the fire was not known, according to eyewitnesses the fire broke out after gas leakage from one of the tanks.
"The incident occurred at around 7.15 pm and we immediately pressed ambulances and fire tenders into service," a district administration official told IANS.
"As a precautionary measure we have vacated the nearby villages," he said.
The injured have been admitted to the government-run SMS Hospital and the nearby Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, he said.
The fire was of great intensity and the flames could be seen from a distance of over 15 km. People living in nearby areas heard loud explosions when the fire broke out.
"I work in a factory very near to the area. As soon as the fire broke out, we rushed out of our factory. We also heard a couple of loud explosions," Ramkumar, a worker in a small factory, said.
Amit Agarwal, a student of a private engineering college around 2 km away from the site, said the glass panes of his building were shattered due to the explosions.
Meanwhile, the administration is holding talks with the army to seek help in controlling the blaze as there is danger of it spreading to other areas.
Petroleum Minister Murli Deora is slated to visit the spot early Saturday morning. He is in touch with the Rajasthan chief minister, a ministry official said.
A team of Indian Oil Corp officials has already reached the site.
60 injured in major fire at Indian Oil depot in Jaipur - Oil & Gas-Energy-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times
Jaipur, Jul 3 : Nine Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) officials, including then General Manager Gautam Bose, who were arrested in connection with the October 29, 2009 devastating fire at the oil giant's Sitapura depot here, were today sent in 15-day judicial custody.
The accused were produced before Judicial Magistrate (Sanganer) D R Meena who sent them in the 15-day judicial custody.
Police had arrested them yesterday in a case of culpable homicide and criminal negligence of duty which had left 11 people dead and the depot premises and many industrial units in the adjoining Sitapura Industrial area badly damaged, a police spokesman said.
Besides Bose, then Chief Operation Manager Rajesh K Chail, Senior Manager Shashank Shekhar, Terminal Manager K S Kanojiya, Deputy Terminal Manager Kapil Kumar Goyal, operation in charge Ashok Gupta, pipeline in charge SS Gupta, valve in charge K N Agrawal and Senior Manager Ojha were also arrested.
The Jaipur oil depot fire broke out on October 29, 2009 at 7:30 PM (IST) at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) oil depot's giant tank holding 8,000 kilolitres of oil, in Sitapura Industrial Area on the outskirts of Jaipur, Rajasthan, killing 12 people and injuring over 200. The blaze continued to rage out of control for over a week after it started and during the period half a million people were evacuated from the area.[1][2][3][4] The oil depot is about 16 kilometers (10 miles) south of the city of Jaipur[5][6]
The incident occurred when petrol was being transferred from the Indian Oil Corporation's oil depot to a pipeline. There were at least 40 IOC employees at the terminal, situated close to the Sanganer Airport (Jaipur Airport) when it caught fire with an explosion. The Met department recorded a tremor measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale around the time the first explosion at 7.36 pm which resulted in shattering of glass window nearly 3 km from the accident site.[7][8][9]
At least 60 people were injured when a major fire broke out at an Indian Oil depot in Sitapura industrial area near here Thursday evening. Many of the injuries were reported from nearby areas and caused due to the shattering of glass panes, officials said.
Though the cause of the fire was not known, according to eyewitnesses the fire broke out after gas leakage from one of the tanks.
"The incident occurred at around 7.15 pm and we immediately pressed ambulances and fire tenders into service," a district administration official told IANS.
"As a precautionary measure we have vacated the nearby villages," he said.
The injured have been admitted to the government-run SMS Hospital and the nearby Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, he said.
The fire was of great intensity and the flames could be seen from a distance of over 15 km. People living in nearby areas heard loud explosions when the fire broke out.
"I work in a factory very near to the area. As soon as the fire broke out, we rushed out of our factory. We also heard a couple of loud explosions," Ramkumar, a worker in a small factory, said.
Amit Agarwal, a student of a private engineering college around 2 km away from the site, said the glass panes of his building were shattered due to the explosions.
Meanwhile, the administration is holding talks with the army to seek help in controlling the blaze as there is danger of it spreading to other areas.
Petroleum Minister Murli Deora is slated to visit the spot early Saturday morning. He is in touch with the Rajasthan chief minister, a ministry official said.
A team of Indian Oil Corp officials has already reached the site.
60 injured in major fire at Indian Oil depot in Jaipur - Oil & Gas-Energy-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times
IOC officials sent in 15-day judicial custody
Jaipur, Jul 3 : Nine Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) officials, including then General Manager Gautam Bose, who were arrested in connection with the October 29, 2009 devastating fire at the oil giant's Sitapura depot here, were today sent in 15-day judicial custody.
The accused were produced before Judicial Magistrate (Sanganer) D R Meena who sent them in the 15-day judicial custody.
Police had arrested them yesterday in a case of culpable homicide and criminal negligence of duty which had left 11 people dead and the depot premises and many industrial units in the adjoining Sitapura Industrial area badly damaged, a police spokesman said.
Besides Bose, then Chief Operation Manager Rajesh K Chail, Senior Manager Shashank Shekhar, Terminal Manager K S Kanojiya, Deputy Terminal Manager Kapil Kumar Goyal, operation in charge Ashok Gupta, pipeline in charge SS Gupta, valve in charge K N Agrawal and Senior Manager Ojha were also arrested.
The Jaipur oil depot fire broke out on October 29, 2009 at 7:30 PM (IST) at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) oil depot's giant tank holding 8,000 kilolitres of oil, in Sitapura Industrial Area on the outskirts of Jaipur, Rajasthan, killing 12 people and injuring over 200. The blaze continued to rage out of control for over a week after it started and during the period half a million people were evacuated from the area.[1][2][3][4] The oil depot is about 16 kilometers (10 miles) south of the city of Jaipur[5][6]
The incident occurred when petrol was being transferred from the Indian Oil Corporation's oil depot to a pipeline. There were at least 40 IOC employees at the terminal, situated close to the Sanganer Airport (Jaipur Airport) when it caught fire with an explosion. The Met department recorded a tremor measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale around the time the first explosion at 7.36 pm which resulted in shattering of glass window nearly 3 km from the accident site.[7][8][9]