One dead after explosion rocks Oil India facility in Dibrugarh

Guwahati: A massive explosion at the Oil India Limited Intermediate Tank Farm in Tengakhat, Dibrugarh, left one person dead and several injured on Friday. The blast tore through the facility's crude oil storage area while workers operated a valve. Firefighters scrambled to the scene, but the fire continued to burn hours later.

Spectron Engineers Private Limited, a Mumbai company under contract with Oil India Limited, employed the workers caught in the blast. Five men remain in critical condition at Assam Medical College and Hospital: Shailen Gogoi, 45, Kumud Gogoi, 38, Golap Dutta, 58, and Indra Gogoi, 40, all from Tengakhat, along with 40-year-old Tapas Gogoi of Milan Nagar.

One man, Raju Dutta, remains missing. Witnesses reported he was thrown by the force of the explosion. Preliminary reports indicate the extent of the damage is severe. Officials are still waiting for further details regarding the cause of the explosion, noting that "the exact number of casualties and the circumstances leading to the explosion are yet to be officially confirmed." Rescue operations continue at the site.