Fire at Indian Oil’s Mathura refinery injures eight people

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Eight people were injured at a fire that broke out at Indian Oil Corp’s (IOC) Mathura refinery in the northern Uttar Pradesh state on the evening of 12 November, the energy company said in a statement.

The blaze erupted at about 07:00 GMT (01:30 GMT) on 12 November during start-up of a crude distillation unit (CDU) at the site after a planned maintenance, it said.

Located along the Delhi-Agra National Highway about 154 kilometers away from Delhi, the Mathura refinery has a capacity of 8 million tonnes/year.

“Three of the injured have been admitted to Apollo Hospital, Delhi, while the others are receiving medical care locally,” IOC said.

“All injured individuals are stable, and their recovery is being closely monitored,” it added.

The blaze was extinguished with no disruption to refinery operations, it said.

“The plant and machinery have not suffered any damage, and refinery activities are continuing as usual,” IOC said.

The Mathura refinery incident happened a day after a fire hit IOC’s Gujarat refinery in western India on 11 November and killed two people.