8 injured in flash fire at Reliance Jamnagar refinery

Representational image of Reliance refinery. Image Source: Company Website

Eight contract workers have been injured in Reliance’s Jamnagar-based oil refinery on Thursday morning.

"There was an unfortunate flash fire in one of the units under a planned maintenance shutdown in our DTA refinery at Jamnagar. While the Reliance fire brigade extinguished the fire swiftly, this has resulted in injuries to 8 contract workers, who are being provided necessary medical treatment," RIL said.

All operations of the refinery continue to be normal.

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