Efforts on to contain Fire in Jaipur
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30.10.2009 20:35:29 Fire blaze in Indian oil corporation depot will continue to blaze for another day as per the reports in the electronic channel as there is no possible to contain the fire because of its temp aired to 1500 C.
(live-PR.com) - Most of the opinions aired are,let the fire douse on its own after the entire stock of fuel gets exhausted by this accidental fire which has engulfed the industrial area of suburbs of Jaipur. However the Foam-carrying fire tenders have been moved from Mathura, Panipat and Ahmedabad to douse the fire raging since Thursday
On 29 Oct 2009 at 7.30
PM the fire due to short circuits into leakage pipelines being rectified has caught fire continues to rage in five of the 13 tanks that stored petrol, diesel and kerosene. The actual fire fighting is expected to begin before evening entire depot with the black smoke has left its mark within the radius of 5 Km.
Petroleum Minister Murli Deora, who rushed here to take stock of the situation, said the fire has to die down on its own and there was “no other solution”.
“There is nothing else one can do.There is no other solution or alternative,” he said when asked if the fire would continue to rage.
IOC-Petroleum officials were verifying records of employees present on duty when the fire broke out around 1930 hours yesterday in the densely populated Sitapura industrial area, about 20 kms from here, where dozens of engineering, medical and technical colleges are located.
“It would be premature to comment how many people are trapped inside.Let IOC officials come out with the list of employees who were present,” Ranka said.
Offiicial media reports efforts are still on to bring the major fire under control which broke in a depot of Indian Oil Corporation in Sitapura Industrial Area in Jaipur on Thursday evening.
A loss of more than 500 crore rupees is estimated in the incident. 22 fire tenders 300 army personnel and 2 teams of oil fire experts are engaged in bringing the fire under control. 7 rehabilitation centers have been opened where the people evacuated from the nearby villages are taking shelter. The schools in the nearby villages will remain closed on Friday.
Seven rehabilitation centres have been opened where the people evacuated from the nearby villages are taking shelter. The schools in the nearby villages will remain closed today. The District administration has prohibited entry in an area of five kilometers around the spot to prevent people from inhaling the poisonous gases. All factories in the industrial area have been closed. People in the nearby areas have started complaining of breathing problems and irritation in eyes. Nearby hospitals have been asked to attend to such patients.
The North-Westwern Railway has either cancelled or diverted 20 trains from Jaipur as the Railway track is passing near the incident sight. Nearby villages, colonies and hostels in nearby institutional area were evacuated and traffic on the adjoining Jaipur-Kota Highway was also diverted.
On 29 Oct 2009 at 7.30
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Petroleum Minister Murli Deora, who rushed here to take stock of the situation, said the fire has to die down on its own and there was “no other solution”.
“There is nothing else one can do.There is no other solution or alternative,” he said when asked if the fire would continue to rage.
IOC-Petroleum officials were verifying records of employees present on duty when the fire broke out around 1930 hours yesterday in the densely populated Sitapura industrial area, about 20 kms from here, where dozens of engineering, medical and technical colleges are located.
“It would be premature to comment how many people are trapped inside.Let IOC officials come out with the list of employees who were present,” Ranka said.
Offiicial media reports efforts are still on to bring the major fire under control which broke in a depot of Indian Oil Corporation in Sitapura Industrial Area in Jaipur on Thursday evening.
A loss of more than 500 crore rupees is estimated in the incident. 22 fire tenders 300 army personnel and 2 teams of oil fire experts are engaged in bringing the fire under control. 7 rehabilitation centers have been opened where the people evacuated from the nearby villages are taking shelter. The schools in the nearby villages will remain closed on Friday.
Seven rehabilitation centres have been opened where the people evacuated from the nearby villages are taking shelter. The schools in the nearby villages will remain closed today. The District administration has prohibited entry in an area of five kilometers around the spot to prevent people from inhaling the poisonous gases. All factories in the industrial area have been closed. People in the nearby areas have started complaining of breathing problems and irritation in eyes. Nearby hospitals have been asked to attend to such patients.
The North-Westwern Railway has either cancelled or diverted 20 trains from Jaipur as the Railway track is passing near the incident sight. Nearby villages, colonies and hostels in nearby institutional area were evacuated and traffic on the adjoining Jaipur-Kota Highway was also diverted.
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