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One person died and six others were injured in a fire at Oil India Limited's Intermediate Tank Farm in Dibrugarh district on November 6, 2026. The fire broke out around 9:05 am during maintenance work on an indirect bath heater. The injured were taken to Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh and OIL Hospital in Duliajan. The fire was extinguished at 12:30 pm, and an internal inquiry committee was formed to investigate the incident.
The explosion occurred in the crude oil storage section while workers were operating a valve. The injured workers were identified as Tapas Gogoi, Shailen Gogoi, Kumud Gogoi, Golap Dutta, and Indra Gogoi, all residents of Dibrugarh district. The circumstances leading to the explosion and fire are yet to be officially confirmed.
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