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Assam: OIL suspends four as toll hits three in Dibrugarh tank farm explosion

Assam: OIL suspends four as toll hits three in Dibrugarh tank farm explosion

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Oil India Limited in Assam suspended four personnel—three officers and one employee—after a tank farm explosion in Dibrugarh district that left three workers dead, with a critically injured worker later dying from burn injuries. The suspensions were for alleged dereliction in discharging official duties, said company spokesperson Prankush Malla Buzarbaruah.

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  • center · 2 outlets

    Injured workers may be shifted outside Assam for specialised treatment if doctors recommend advanced medical care

    — The Assam Tribune

  • 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

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Dibrugarh: Oil India Limited (OIL) has suspended four personnel at its facility in Assam’s Dibrugarh district, including three officers and one employee, for alleged “dereliction in discharging official duties”, company spokesperson Prankush Malla Buzarbaruah said. The action comes after an…

Coverage arrived over 48 hours — first from The Assam Tribune, latest from NDTV.

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  1. 3 hours later
  2. The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co.

    Death toll in explosion at Oil India's facility in Assam rises to three

    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…

  3. 18 hours later
  4. NE Now Center NE Now Current article

    Assam: OIL suspends four as toll hits three in Dibrugarh tank farm explosion

    Dibrugarh: Oil India Limited (OIL) has suspended four personnel at its facility in Assam’s Dibrugarh district, including three officers and one employee, for alleged “dereliction in discharging official duties”, company spokesperson Prankush Malla Buzarbaruah said. The action comes after an…

  5. 1 hour later

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