Haldia Petrochemicals shuts down plant after fire leaves 15 injured

The management of Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL) on Saturday shut down its plant following the fire incident at its naphtha cracker unit (NCU).

Sources said that the management has formed an advisory committee comprising internal and external experts which would determine the cause of the fire and the extent of damage caused by it.

The fire broke out at the company’s Haldia plant in West Bengal on Friday, leaving at least 15 people injured.

“The management will decide on when the plant could be made operational after the assessment of the committee”, the sources said.