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Assam Oil India explosion toll rises to three, three workers critical

Assam Oil India explosion toll rises to three, three workers critical

What's behind this

A fire and explosion at Oil India Limited's Intermediate Tank Farm in Tengakhat, Dibrugarh district, Assam killed four workers. The incident occurred during maintenance operations and left several injured. One of the injured later died at a private hospital in Dibrugarh, bringing the death toll to four. All the deceased were employed by Spectron Engineering Private Limited. The latest victim was Sailen Gogoi, 45. The event was reported by The Economic Times and NE Now.

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  • left · 2 outlets

    Assam Oil India blast toll rises to three as two more people succumb to burn injuries on Saturday.

    — The National Herald

  • center · 2 outlets

    Guwahati: The death toll from the explosion and subsequent fire at Oil India Limited’s (OIL) Intermediate Tank Farm (ITF) in Tengakhat, Dibrugarh district, has risen to four after another injured worker died at a private hospital in Dibrugarh. The latest victim, Sailen Gogoi (45), a resident of…

    — NE Now

  • right · 2 outlets

    Three people have died following an explosion at Oil India Limited's facility in Dibrugarh. The incident occurred during maintenance work at the Intermediate Tank Farm on Friday. Two of the deceased were workers and an engineer who succumbed to burn injuries. The injured were initially treated at…

    — The Economic Times

RSS excerpt

Assam Oil India blast toll rises to three as two more people succumb to burn injuries on Saturday.

Coverage arrived over 56 hours — first from The Indian Express, latest from The Economic Times.

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  3. The National Herald Center-Left The Associated Journals Ltd. Current article

    Assam Oil India explosion toll rises to three, three workers critical

    Assam Oil India blast toll rises to three as two more people succumb to burn injuries on Saturday.

  4. 20 hours later
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  7. The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co.

    Assam OIL facility fire: Death toll rises to four after injured worker dies

    A fire incident at an Oil India facility in Dibrugarh, Assam resulted in four fatalities among workers. The blaze occurred during maintenance operations, leading to multiple injuries. Spectron Engineering Private Limited employed all the deceased workers, who were affected by the fire. The company…

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