Third Worker Dies Following Deadly Assam Oil India Explosion

Guwahati: Three workers are dead after a massive explosion rocked an Oil India Limited facility in Tengakhat, Assam. The blast occurred Friday, November 6, at the site's Intermediate Tank Farm crude oil storage area. Workers died from their injuries following the incident. Emergency crews rushed to the scene to fight the blaze.

Rupam Gogoi, a Chabua resident, became the third fatality when he died at 11 am on Saturday, November 7, at a Guwahati private hospital. Tapas Gogoi, 40, of Milan Nagar, passed away earlier that morning at 3 am in a Dibrugarh hospital. The initial victim, Raju Dutta, was thrown by the blast's force. The site of the explosion remains under scrutiny.

The injured men worked for Spectron Engineers Private Limited, a Mumbai company contracted by Oil India. The initial group of five injured employees included Sailen Gogoi, 45, Kumud Gogoi, 38, Golap Dutta, 58, and Indra Gogoi, 40. They were taken to Assam Medical College and Hospital for treatment. Officials have yet to determine what caused the blast. "Further details regarding the condition of other injured workers and the investigation are awaited."