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WORST FIRE ACCIDENT IN IOC OIL DEPOT IN JAIPUR
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by SHIVAPRASAD | October 30, 2009 at 07:31 pm
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According to IBN News Channel report, fire is still raging in the Indian Oil Corporation Depot at Jaipur after a pipe line leak that set fire to 50,000 Kilo Litres of Diesel stored in the petrol tanks at the IOC Depot. This fire accident has already claimed the 11 lives and seriously injured more than 150. Army and Fire Brigades are waging relentless battle to douse the fires. The 70 feet high flames spread in the area of 2-3 Kilo meters spreading destruction and death. Thousands are joining hospitals to get treatment for the smoke inhalation. It is said to be the worst tragedy since Bhopal Tragedy which claimed more than 3000 lives.
Source: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/36-hours-on-jaipur-oil-depot-fire-still-blazing/104314-3.html?from=tn
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at 02:51 on November 2nd, 2009
Once shown in Discovery Channel similar to the same incident which is stoped by a simple method. there is a principle where the blast effect can blow off the fire from the fire source. the steps are producing a huge amount of explosives eg 20 kgs of Dynamite covered in a four to five fold of thick wet coverings in a long lader or crane to the actual firing spot where the explosive blasts and the fire will flew off.Stephen
at 19:39 on November 2nd, 2009
The authorities have done nothing of the sort and gave up efforts saying that after all the inflammable fuels in the tanks like Diesel, Kerosene burn out completely the flames get automatically exhausted. It is a pity that the fire is still raging and that no body here in India thought of fighting the fire with the method you mentioned
at 09:19 on November 3rd, 2009
The method told above is applicable only if the fire is approachable. We can't even imagine the destructive effect and volume of fire happened. When ever oil is under fire, the best way is to prevent it from spreading to other areas. Just make the surrounding cool or inaccessable to fire. Now what required is a sincere investigation of what happened and how.