8 injured, three critical in major explosion at Indian Oil plant in UP’s Mathura
November 13, 2024 - PatialaPolitics
8 injured, three critical in major explosion at Indian Oil plant in UP’s Mathura
At least eight people were injured in a major explosion at Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC) 8 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) refinery in Mathura late Tuesday, the refinery stated on Wednesday.
Eyewitnesses described hearing a loud blast as massive flames erupted from the Mathura plant, with the fire visible from several kilometres away.
The incident occurred in the crude distillation unit, which had been under maintenance for a month. The fire was extinguished, and refinery operations continued without disruption, IOC said in a statement.
Notably, this is the second such incident reported by the IOC in a week. Earlier, a tank fire at its 13.7 MTPA Gujarat refinery on Monday claimed two lives and injured two others.