Chennai: A worker was killed, and another man was seriously injured after an explosion on Wednesday at the Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOCL) facility at Tondiarpet in Chennai, an official said.
A Fire and Rescue Services official said the incident took place when workers were engaged in completing tasks like welding ‘in an ethanol storage tank’ after it was emptied.
Five fire tenders immediately rushed to the spot.
“When we arrived, the fire had already been doused as the IOCL has in-house arrangements and fire safety mechanisms,” the official said.
