High-level IOC delegation, Bengal forensics team probe Haldia Refinery fire
A high-level delegation of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) from Delhi and a West Bengal forensics team on Wednesday began probing the cause of fire in Haldia Refinery in Purba Medinipur district that claimed the lives of three people and caused burn injuries to 44 others on the previous day, officials said.
The condition of 38 injured workers who are undergoing treatment in various super-specialty hospitals in Kolkata, with some having 15-25 per cent burn injuries, is stated to be stable and they are under observation; while maintenance work in other units of the refinery is undergoing despite some protests by workers over safety concerns, they said.
