Times of India | A day before PM inauguration, fire breaks out at Rajasthan refinery
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A massive fire erupted on Monday around 1:55 p.m. at the crude distillation unit of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) Rajasthan Refinery in Pachpadra, Balotra district, just a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to inaugurate the plant. Officials said the blaze, likely caused by a hydrocarbon leak from a valve or flange in the heat‑exchanger circuit, was quickly contained by the refinery’s emergency team and local authorities, with more than 100 fire‑tenders deployed and no casualties reported. The incident forced a postponement of the dedication ceremony, which will be rescheduled after an investigation determines the exact cause and corrective measures. The refinery, a joint venture between HPCL (74 % equity) and the Rajasthan government (26 %), is part of a larger greenfield integrated refinery‑petrochemical complex whose cost was recently revised to about ₹79,459 crore, with commercial operations expected to start on July 1.
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