India News | Fire at Indian Oil Facility in Odisha's Paradip

Paradip, Apr 28 (PTI) A massive fire broke out at a facility of Indian Oil Corp Ltd (IOCL) in Odisha's Paradip on Monday afternoon, police said.

The fire was spotted at IOCL's pipe stockyard around 1.30 pm, they said.

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Ten fire tenders were engaged to douse the blaze, the cause of which is yet to be known, they added.

Rubber-insulated pipes meant for laying from Paradip to IOCL's Haldia and Barauni refineries were kept at the stockyard, an official said.

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No casualty was reported, he said.

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