Assam: Massive Fire Broke Out at Hydrocracker unit of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd, Golaghat

GUWAHATI: On Monday night, a large fire erupted at the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in the Golaghat district. Immediately after the incident, NRL employees from the fire and safety department and fire tenders arrived at the scene and started putting out the fire.

According to a report, Kajal Saikia, General Manager (HR) of NRL, said “The fire broke out at the Hydrocracker unit of NRL. Our fire and safety department personnel have immediately engaged in work to douse the flame. Now the fire is under control and there is no report of any casualty in the incident.”

He added that the Numaligarh Refinery would carry out a technical investigation to determine the precise cause of the fire and entire loss.

According to NRL spokesperson Madhuchanda Addhikari, the fire has been put out and no casualties or injuries have been reported.

Around 7.20 p.m., a fire started in Vessel VV-4 of the refinery's hydrocarbon unit, and firefighters were on the scene right away to put it out.

On the other hand, a large fire that started early on Tuesday morning in Assam's Sivasagar district destroyed homes worth several lakhs of rupees. According to reports, in the Sivasagar market area, a clothing store caught fire.

After the event, firefighters and police arrived on the scene and got to work trying to calm things down.

On May 27, a large fire broke out in the Ramnagar neighborhood's Khelma area of Silchar. According to reports, the incident, which was caused by a problem with the voltage in the electric lines, resulted in the total destruction of 8 homes.

All of the victims' possessions were reduced to ashes as a result of the catastrophe, and they were unable to even salvage crucial papers and other valuables. Additionally, they claimed that the power department's incompetence was responsible for this occurrence and sought harsh punishment for them. The incident is claimed to have caused losses that are roughly 30 lakhs.

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