Blast in a chemical factory near Indian Oil refinery in Gujarat's Kandla, 3 dead
Blast in a chemical factory near Indian Oil refinery in Gujarat's Kandla: A blast has taken place in a chemical warehouse close to Indian Oil refinery near Kandla port in Gujarat. Fire tenders are present at the spot and firefighting operation is underway. 3 are reported dead.
It is being reported that a storage tank caught fire and was a reason behind the blast. There were five people present in the immediate vicinity of that tanker. The chemical Methanol was stored in the tank.Methanol or Methyl Alcohol is highly flammable.
"Currently fire fighting is under progress by foam media by DPT fire brigade section, IMC team and other associated terminals," officials said.
The officials also said that to ensure the fire does not spread, cooling of another nearby tank is also being done with the help of medium velocity water sprinklers.
In 2002, a similar accident had ocurred in Kesar terminal and it had taken three days to control it and entire Kandla complex was vacated at the time.
