Assam: Well catches fire on fourteenth day of gas leak

The blowout from an Oil India Limited (OIL)-owned well near Assam’s Dibru Saikhowa National Park caught fire on Tuesday afternoon on the fourteenth day of the gas leak.

“We cannot say how and why it happened,” said Tridiv Hazarika, OIL spokesperson, adding that it is not unexpected for a blowout to catch fire since the gases which escape are highly inflammable.

A statement from OIL said: “While cleaning operations were on at the well site, the well caught fire. Fire tenders are at the site controlling the spread of fire.”