Jaipur Fire Pictures and IOC Fire Photos Videos and images

Jaipur Fire Pictures: In a very sad accident, 12 killed and over 150 injured in a fire accident in IOC depot, Jaipur.

Here are some pictures tagged with Jaipur Fire Accident:

Here is the direct news quote from TOI:

A devastating fire swept through an Indian Oil fuel storage and distribution terminal on the outskirts of Jaipur on thursday, killing at least a dozen people and injuring more than 100. The toll is likely to go up as the blaze is still raging. At the time of going to press, all 12 tankers at the terminal were aflame.

Preliminary reports said the fire broke out after a pipeline valve failed when petrol was being transferred from the IoC terminal to Bharat Petroleum’s storage nearby. D C Daga, director marketing of IoC, said the fire began with a leak in one of the tankers.

The Met department recorded a tremor measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale around the time the first explosion was heard at 7.36pm. Such was the impact of the explosions that windows of houses even 3km away were damaged. The capacity of the terminal is 80 lakh litres of fuel.

There were at least 40 IoC employees at the terminal, which is close to the Sanganer airport, and it isn’t known how many of them have managed to escape. About 300 tourists from nearby Chowkidhani resorts were evacuated. Electricity lines in surrounding areas have snapped. Students living in nearby hostels have been taken to safer places.

All 31 fire tenders in Jaipur have been rushed to the spot and an expert from Mumbai has been contacted to fly down and help douse the fire. The terminal gets its supplies from IoC’s Mathura refinery through pipeline and feeds part of the Rajasthan market.

The massive spillage of highly inflammable petrol being pumped at high pressure has resulted in heavy destruction. A team of IoC officials has rushed to Jaipur. Petroleum minister Murli Deora is expected to reach the spot on Friday morning. IoC officials said oil supply in the state would not be affected, and that another terminal at Jodhpur would be pressed into service.

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Comments/Queries

( 6 Comments so far )

• udhaya
  
  Oct 31, 2009 at 01:25:pm

  what a shoddy and ramshackle report of a disaster. No expert comments-no indepth analysis not even an accurate no. of persons missing or dead.

  If you do not know how to give news do not attempt.
• Vikas
  
  Nov 01, 2009 at 02:52:pm

  Can’t expect to have a technical analysis at all from any news channel, either TV or News Papers or even Websites.

  Indian Media is totally Non-Technical just as the people who all believe “Yaha sab chalta hai…”
• Vikas
  
  Nov 01, 2009 at 02:30:pm

  Additionally, I am sure there won’t be any report coming out of Inquiry Commedy (Commettee) soon, at least not till another such incident will take place and dozens or more will die again.

  And even when the report comes out, the IOC officials / Safety officers on duty will sure get a clean chit.
• Kapil Kumar Gupta
  
  Nov 05, 2009 at 04:31:pm

  i feel this was mere negliance on the part of IOC causing such a havoc for the citizens of Jaipur.I feel IOC should own the responsibility of the fire.
• Suparna
  
  Nov 10, 2009 at 05:17:pm

  Hi,
  I work for a magazine. Do you have the high-resolution images of the Jaipur fire?
• admin
  
  Nov 10, 2009 at 10:11:pm

  Hi Suparna, sorry but that’s all I have. In case I am able to find high resolution pictures, I will sure let you know.

  Best Regards.