Fire breaks out at IOC refinery in Vadodara, no injuries reported

A fire broke out at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) refinery in Koyali area of Vadodara city on Saturday, though there was no report of anyone getting hurt in the incident, a police official said.

The blaze broke out at a furnace in the isomerate unit of the refinery at around 5:15 pm and was brought under control by firefighters of the IOC’s emergency response team, Jawahar Nagar police station inspector A B Mori said.

“No casualty was reported in the incident. It was a level-1 (minor) fire and cooling operations are underway,” Kori said. In a statement the refinery said, “A fire incident occurred in the heater of NS1 unit of Gujarat Refinery at around 1730 hrs on 21/12/2024.