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Fire put out at Barauni Refinery
New Delhi   28-Apr-2018

On April 28, 2018, at around 05:00 Hrs, fire broke in one of the CRU feed naphtha tanks (Tank no. 251, storage capacity 3000 KL) located inside Barauni Refinery. Immediately after the incident, the emergency response and disaster management team became active. After successful Fire Fighting the fire was extinguished within a short span of time. No casualties were reported during the incident. The extent of damage due to fire is minimal; however, the exact assessment is under investigation. A committee has been constituted to ascertain the root cause of the incident.