Jaipur IOC Fire

The devastating fire at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot near Jaipur that began on October 29 was finally extinguished on November 9 evening.



The blaze, which began 11 days ago following a leak in the fuel pipeline and then a blast, has claimed 11 lives, including six IOC employees who were stationed in the depot, and left more than 100 injured. The fire burned an initial estimated product value of Rs.150 crore in petroleum stocks. The depot has a 100,000-kiloliter capacity. 



The Indian government provided compensation of Rs.10,00,000 to the families of those killed, Rs.2,00,000 rupees for the seriously injured, and Rs.1,00,000 rupees for those with minor injuries.