Golaghat, Assam: A major fire broke out at Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Assam's Golaghat district on Saturday, but it was controlled within two and a half hours, official sources said.
There was a loud explosion in the hydrogen cracker plant of the refinery at 6:35 pm and a fire broke out which could be seen from a distance of 15 to 20 km.
Company fire tenders brought the blaze under control around 9 pm, sources said but could not give the number.
A senior NRL official told PTI that there was no casualty or injury as the plant was automated and there was minimum deployment of human resources in the area.
In an email to PTI, ULFA's central publicity committee member Joy Asom claimed that the outfit had carried out the blast with a 'Magnetic Time Device' on the occasion of its Raising Day.
The ULFA claimed that it had used the same device earlier in the Duliajan and Guwahati refineries last year but these too had been debunked by both police and refinery authorities since both were caused by technical problems.
Senior police and civil officials were at the scene.
There was a loud explosion in the hydrogen cracker plant of the refinery at 6:35 pm and a fire broke out which could be seen from a distance of 15 to 20 km.
Company fire tenders brought the blaze under control around 9 pm, sources said but could not give the number.
A senior NRL official told PTI that there was no casualty or injury as the plant was automated and there was minimum deployment of human resources in the area.
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In an email to PTI, ULFA's central publicity committee member Joy Asom claimed that the outfit had carried out the blast with a 'Magnetic Time Device' on the occasion of its Raising Day.
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The ULFA claimed that it had used the same device earlier in the Duliajan and Guwahati refineries last year but these too had been debunked by both police and refinery authorities since both were caused by technical problems.
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Senior police and civil officials were at the scene.
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