Oil leakage results in hearth at Bathinda refinery
Bathinda, February 24
A fireplace broke out on the Guru Gobind Singh Refinery in Bathinda district on Friday morning. It led to panic amongst residents of close by villages as smoke engulfed the sky over the refinery however the hearth was quickly introduced beneath management by the refinery’s firefighting division. No casualties or accidents have been reported as per refinery’s officers.
A spokesperson of the refinery, which is a public-private partnership (PPP) enterprise of HPCL-Mittal Power, stated the fireplace was triggered because of an oil leakage in a quench oil pump arrange within the morning.
“The HMEL emergency crew reached the positioning and introduced the fireplace beneath management. District Administration and different involved authorities have been knowledgeable instantly in regards to the incident. The unit was shut down and the upkeep crew is engaged on the restoration work,” he stated.
Residents of close by villages in Talwandi Sabo and Haryana stated they heard the sound of a siren triggered by the refinery and a thick cloud of smoke was seen within the sky.