India oil refiner IOC says two died in fire at Panipat site

Refinery units were not hit by fire, and the 300,000 barrel per day refinery and naphtha cracker were operating at full capacity, the spokesman added.

Reuters

January 23, 2018 / 13:25 IST

Two people died on Monday in a fire at the catalyst storage site in Indian Oil Corp's Panipat oil refinery, a company spokesman said on Tuesday.

Refinery units were not hit by fire, and the 300,000 barrel per day refinery and naphtha cracker were operating at full capacity, the spokesman added.

Reuters

first published: Jan 23, 2018 12:56 pm

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