Oil India says Numaligarh refinery plant fire under control; shares rise
A fire broke out on Monday at the 60,000 barrel-per-day Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) plant, a refinery subsidiary of Oil India, located in Assam, India.
Oil India share price: Oil exploration and production company Oil India's shares rose on Tuesday after a fire at Numaligarh Refinery in Assam was brought under control.
Oil India shares were trading at the day’s high level at Rs 260.7 apiece, up over 1.5 per cent in the early morning session on Tuesday on the BSE.
"Fire in Vessel VV-4 of hydrocracker unit of Numaligarh refinery, which started around 7.20 p.m. this evening is under control. No injuries or casualties reported," the refinery said in a statement.
"Preliminary investigation on cause of fire has started," it added.
Numaligarh Refinery is a subsidiary of Oil India.
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