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Vizag Refinery Fire: Blaze at HPCL’s Pitch Tank Lights Up Visakhapatnam Sky, No Casualties and No Damage to Process Units

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A fire broke out at HPCL’s Visakhapatnam refinery around 10 pm on November 2, prompting the refinery’s Fire and Safety Team to activate emergency response measures. The blaze was later reported as controlled, with no damage to units and no casualties. Thick smoke from the fire billowed over nearby neighbourhoods, raising concern among residents.

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  • center · 2 outlets

    Imphal: Properties valued at crores of rupees were destroyed when a massive fire tore through Kumbi Bazar in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Tuesday evening. No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident. The blaze erupted around 6:30 pm at Kumbi Keithel Thongkhong, triggering widespread…

    — NE Now

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    A towering column of flame and black smoke rose over Visakhapatnam on Monday night when a fire broke out at the HPCL Visakh Refinery, one of India’s oldest oil plants on the east coast. The company says the blaze was contained quickly, nobody was hurt and its core processing equipment came through…

    — TFI Post

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A towering column of flame and black smoke rose over Visakhapatnam on Monday night when a fire broke out at the HPCL Visakh Refinery, one of India’s oldest oil plants on the east coast. The company says the blaze was contained quickly, nobody was hurt and its core processing equipment came through…

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Vizag Refinery Fire: Blaze at HPCL’s Pitch Tank Lights Up Visakhapatnam Sky, No Casualties and No Damage to Process Units

A towering column of flame and black smoke rose over Visakhapatnam on Monday night when a fire broke out at the HPCL Visakh Refinery, one of India’s oldest oil plants on the east coast. The company says the blaze was contained quickly, nobody was hurt and its core processing equipment came through…

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