Jaipur:
The massive fire that erupted at the Indian Oil Corporation's fuel depot in Jaipur on Thursday night is still raging.
How it happened:
6.45 pm, Thursday: A leakage was detected in IOC depot in Jaipur. For next 40 minutes engineers tried to repair it.
7:30 pm, Thursday: The first container exploded, causing a mild quake measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale
8:00 pm, Thursday: The fire became uncontrollable; 40-feet high flames in the night sky; buildings 1km away damaged
9:00 pm, Thursday: Entire area evacuated; huge traffic jams on Jaipur-Kota highway, which passes through Sitapura
10:30pm, Thursday: All 11 containers exploded, each turning into an inferno.
11:30 pm, Thursday: Intensity of fire began to drop. Flames were as high as 20 feet high.
12:00 am, Friday: Fire raged all night, the strategy now was to let the fuel burn out.
7:30 am, Friday: Fire experts from Mumbai, Mathura arrive
8: 00 am, Friday: Fire in smaller containers down by 30-40% of what it was last night.
How it happened:
6.45 pm, Thursday: A leakage was detected in IOC depot in Jaipur. For next 40 minutes engineers tried to repair it.
7:30 pm, Thursday: The first container exploded, causing a mild quake measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale
8:00 pm, Thursday: The fire became uncontrollable; 40-feet high flames in the night sky; buildings 1km away damaged
9:00 pm, Thursday: Entire area evacuated; huge traffic jams on Jaipur-Kota highway, which passes through Sitapura
10:30pm, Thursday: All 11 containers exploded, each turning into an inferno.
11:30 pm, Thursday: Intensity of fire began to drop. Flames were as high as 20 feet high.
12:00 am, Friday: Fire raged all night, the strategy now was to let the fuel burn out.
7:30 am, Friday: Fire experts from Mumbai, Mathura arrive
8: 00 am, Friday: Fire in smaller containers down by 30-40% of what it was last night.
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