Images showed smoke coming from the refinery.
A fire broke out at Indian Oil Corporation's refinery at Vadodara in Gujarat today. The fire started around 2 p.m. at exchange number A-1, A-2 and a boiler. The boiler exploded with a loud noise and the fire also spread to the storage tanker. A siren sounded after the explosion.
There have been no reports of serious injuries or fatalities so far, a police official said.
Footage showed smoke coming from the refinery and the explosion could be heard in a 5-mile radius. Locals emerged from nearby buildings as the blast shook their homes.
The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) said.
“Rescue operations have begun. Things will become clear gradually,” DCP (Traffic) Jyoti Patel said. Workers present at the refinery were evacuated after the explosion
BJP MLA Dharmendrasinh Vaghela said no deaths were reported, although a few people suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital.
The Indian Oil Corporation operates a 13.7 million tonne per annum integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Gujarat.
