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Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited Refinery Fire: CM Bhajan Lal Sharma Inspects Site, Probe Begins
Rajasthan: A massive fire broke out at the HPCL refinery in Rajasthan's Balotra district a day before its inauguration. Preliminary investigations have indicated a hydrocarbon leak as the cause, and repairs are expected to take four to five months.
After an extensive fire broke out in the refinery unit of Hindustan Petroleum Ltd., which was to be inaugurated the very next day, the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Mr. Bhajan Lal Sharma, visited the site and met the officers concerned after reaching there on Tuesday morning and spent around two-and-a-half hours at the spot.
The Chief Minister examined the site of fire. Meanwhile, a team comprising members of NIA and the Petroleum Ministry had come from Delhi to conduct an investigation into the incident.
According to HPCL, preliminary investigations indicate that a hydrocarbon leak from a valve in the heat exchanger circuit caused the fire in the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU). The CDU unit, worth approximately Rs 3,000 crore, has suffered significant damage in the fire.
