Hardeep Singh Puri Express Grief Over Fire At Indian Oil Refinery In West Bengal's Haldia

Dec 22,2021

While reacting to the IOCL fire incident, Union Minister of Petroleum Hardeep Singh Puri expressed grief over the incident and promised all possible help.

While reacting to the IOCL fire incident, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri expressed grief over the incident and promised all possible help to the affected people. The statement from the minister came hours after a massive fire broke out in the premises of the Indian Oil Company located in West Bengal's Haldia district on Tuesday. The major fire incident killed at least three people and injured 44 people. According to the information updated by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, several people are critically injured and are shifted to a hospital in Kolkata.

"Unfortunate accident causing a flash fire at Haldia Refinery today has led to the loss of three precious lives & burn injuries to 44 people. Some of the injured have been shifted to Haldia Refinery Hospital. @PIB_India," Union Minister said in the microblogging post.

Puri promises all possible help to the affected people
According to Puri, a green corridor was operationalised to shift the critically injured to hospitals. Further, the Petroleum Minister said that compensation, best medical care will be provided to the affected. The minister also ordered a detailed investigation to ascertain the cause of the accident. "A green corridor was operationalised for shifting the critical cases to institutes of higher medical management. Compensation & best medical care will be provided to all those who have been affected. A detailed investigation has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident," said another tweet from Puri.

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