2009 Jaipur fire
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The Jaipur oil depot fire broke out on 29 October 2009 at 7:30 PM (IST) at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) oil depot's giant tank holding 8,000 kilolitres (280,000 cu ft) of petrol, in Sitapura Industrial Area on the outskirts of Jaipur, Rajasthan, killing 12 people and injuring over 300. The blaze continued to rage out of control for over a week after it started and during the period half a million people were evacuated from the area.[1][2][3] The oil depot is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south of the city of Jaipur.[4]
Jaipur (Indian Oil) Fire. | |
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Location | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
Coordinates | 26.9260°N 75.8235°E / 26.9260; 75.8235 |
Date | 29 October 2009 (2009-10-29) 7.35 PM (UTC+5.30) |
Weapons | Accidental oil blast. |
Deaths | 12 |
Injured | 300+ |
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The incident occurred when petrol was being transferred from the Indian Oil Corporation's oil depot to a pipeline. There were at least 40 IOC employees at the terminal (situated close to the Jaipur International Airport) when it caught fire with an explosion. The Met department recorded a tremor measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale around the time the first explosion at 7:36 pm which resulted in shattering of glass windows nearly 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the accident site.[5][6][7]