Six people killed, another six missing and 150 injured. And yet, the fire at Jaipur’s Indian Oil Corporation depot blazes away, an entire 36 hours after it began.
The gigantic flames have been contained within the depot’s premises, but all 12 containers have exploded, so the fire is expected to last for another day. There are, after all, 80 lakh litres of petroleum products fueling the fire.
The government has ordered an enquiry, but many experts say large parts of this tragedy have been caused by serious safety violations.Read More
Tags: Jaipur fire, oil company
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