"The accident occurred at the plant of HPCL's third unit. Five firefighters arrived at the site and were extinguishing the fire. Further fires were coming in," Aishwarya Rashtogi, divisional police commissioner, said during the operation.
The company has since posted information on Twitter that the fire has been extinguished. All are safe and this disaster has caused no death and pain. The public was informed that there were no dangers.
On Twitter, the company said, "No casualties have been confirmed. Everyone on duty is well-fed. The fire has been completely extinguished. All other units of the refinery are functioning as usual, except for a specific fire."
It is to confirm that there is no casualty. All people are accounted and are safe. Fire is extinguished completely. Except the particular unit where fire occurred, all other process units of Visakh Refinery are operating normally.@ANI @PTI_News @PetroleumMin @dpradhanbjp https://t.co/1icZz1kgLZ
— Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (@HPCL) May 25, 2021
What is the cause of the tragedy remains to be seen. Workers were evacuated from the scene as the fire engulfed the alarm bell. According to sources, there were no accidents.