major fire at Oil India Limited's Tengakhat facility in Assam

The Hindu · The Hindu Bureau · 2026-11-06 15:43 UTC

One dead, six injured in a major fire at Oil India Limited's Tengakhat facility in Assam; investigation promised.

One person died and six others were injured in a major fire at an Oil India Limited (OIL) installation in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district on Friday (November 6, 2026).

The exploration major said in a statement that the fire broke out around 9.05 a.m. at the indirect bath heater, isolated since November 4 for maintenance, in its intermediate tank farm at Tengakhat.

“Seven persons of the O&M (Operations and Maintenance) contractor sustained burn injuries in the fire incident. While six persons were rescued and taken for medical treatment, one person succumbed to the injuries at the incident site,” the statement read. Five of the six injured were admitted in the Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh, and one was taken to the OIL Hospital in Duliajan, the headquarters of the public sector undertaking.

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