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Two killed, eight injured in Reliance fire in Jamnagar

by IBNS 23 Nov 2016, 11:25 pm

Jamnagar, Nov 24 (IBNS) : Two persons were killed and eight others injured after a fire broke out at the refinery site of Reliance Industries in Gujarat's Jamnagar on Thursday early morning, reports said.

"While the Reliance fire brigade extinguished the fire swiftly, this has resulted in injuries to 8 contract workers, who are being provided necessary medical treatment," the company said in a  statement.

The fire broke out  at the company's fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU).

Reliance confirmed said there was a "flash fire" in one of its units which was under planned maintenance in the DTA refine