Assam Oil India fire and explosion incident: Death toll rises to 3, 4 critical, company announces compensation

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Dispur: The death toll in the massive fire and explosion at an Oil India Limited (OIL) facility in Assam has risen to three, while four injured workers remain in critical condition.

The deceased victims of this incident are identified as Tapas Jyoti Gogoi who succumbed of burn injuries and Raju Dutta who died of explosion and subsequent fire. The latest update to the fatalities have brought another name identified as Rupam Gogoi.

Four other injured workers are continuing to receive medical treatment, with four reportedly requiring ventilator support.

Oil India Limited (OIL) has announced ex-gratia compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the victims and Rs 5 lakhs to the victims who have sustained injuries in this incident.

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Kamal Phukan, Area Manager, Spectoron Engineers Pvt Ltd, says, “During technical work, a fire broke out and around five people were injured. They have been brought to the Assam Medical College and Hospital here. I have no information about any death.”

The Assam Chief Minister Himanata Sarma and Union Minsiter of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananada Sonowal are monitoring this matter closely.

Oil India has constituted an internal inquiry committee to investigate the immediate and underlying causes of the incident, assess the damage and recommend measures to prevent similar accidents.

More details are awaited.

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