Massive
fire in Mumbai oil depot
Tuesday January 18, 2011 08:51:37 AM,
IANS
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Mumbai: A massive broke out in an oil storage depot
of the public sector Indian Oil Corporation Limited in Navi Mumbai
early Tuesday, police said.The fire alert was received by the
police around 2 a.m. from the security guard of the company in the
Taloja-MIDC area of Navi Mumbai. So far, there are no reports of
any casualties.
At least 25 fire tenders have rushed to the spot and are fighting
the blaze, while reinforcements are being summoned from
neighbouring towns like Thane and Panvel.
Top police officials including Navi Mumbai police commissioner
Javed Ahmed and others were at the site supervising the
firefighting operations.
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