Fire at HPCL’s plant in Visakhapatnam, no casualty reported

A major fire broke out at one of the crude processing units of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited’s (HPCL’s) plant in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam on Tuesday afternoon, the state-run company said. “A fire incident occurred in one of the crude processing units of HPCL’s Visakh Refinery today. Safety measures & firefighting was activated immediately. The fire has been extinguished. There is no casualty & no risk to the public. Other Refinery operations are normal,” HPCL said in a tweet.

No casualties have been reported but a few workers are said to be trapped in the unit. All the employees of HPCL in the nearby units have been evacuated, officials said. Ambulances also have been rushed to the spot, they added.