Massive fire breaks out at oil refinery in İndia – VİDEO

A major fire broke out at an oil refinery owned by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited in the eastern Indian port city of Visakhapatnam on Monday evening, following an explosion.

TodayPress TV reports that the fire started in a tank used to store sulphur cake.

Thick plumes of smoke rose above the facility following the explosion.

Several firefighting teams were dispatched to the site to bring the blaze under control.

According to preliminary reports, no injuries have been reported.

Visakhapatnam Police Commissioner Shankhabrata Bagchi confirmed the incident, saying the fire had been contained within the tank and posed no threat to other facilities at the refinery.

Firefighters and emergency response teams are continuing efforts to extinguish the blaze.

Gultaj Mahdizade