A “danger alert” flashed at the plant of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) after Friday’s fire was lifted on Sunday amid hopes operations could resume in “three to four days”.
Ashok Ghosh, the plant head, said the fire that had left 15 staffers injured had been “completely extinguished and brought under control”. “We expect plant to restart within three to four days.” The alert was issued after the fire on Friday. On Sunday, a siren went off at 10am, signifying the alert had been removed.
The fire had been blamed on a gas leak in the naphtha cracker unit while repairs were on. Ghosh said a special valve, brought from Chennai, would be fitted into the damaged portion.
