Tapas Gogoi, 40, died at a private hospital in Dibrugarh early Saturday, a day after an explosion triggered a massive fire at the facility
Dibrugarh: The death toll from the explosion and subsequent fire at an Oil India Limited (OIL) facility in Tengakhat, Dibrugarh district, rose to two on Saturday after an injured man succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital.
The deceased, identified as Tapas Gogoi (40), a resident of Milan Nagar in Dibrugarh, breathed his last at around 3 am on November 7. He was among six people injured in Friday’s incident.
The explosion occurred on November 6 at the company’s Intermediate Tank Farm (ITF) during technical work involving a valve in the crude oil storage section.
The first victim, Raju Dutta, a supervisor with Spectrum Engineering Private Limited, a contractor agency working under OIL, died in the incident. He was a resident of Bardoloni village in Tengakhat.
Five other injured workers were admitted to Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh. Fire and emergency services personnel rushed to the facility following the explosion and launched firefighting operations.
The exact cause of the explosion is yet to be ascertained, while further details regarding the condition of the injured are awaited.
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