Minor fire breaks out at IOC's Paradip refinery

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

A minor fire broke out today at one of the units of Indian Corp's (IOC) Paradip refinery in but it was put out quickly.

No one was injured in the accident, said in a statement.


"The cause of the fire is being investigated," it said.

Operations at all other units of 15 million tonnes a year Paradip Refinery are normal, said.

"A minor incident of fire took place in the FCC-Indmax Unit at around 11.15 am today. The fire was put out immediately," the statement said. "There has been no injury to personnel or damage to property due to the incident."

Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is one of the most important conversion processes used in petroleum refineries. It produces fuels like petrol.

did not say if the fuel production would be impacted by the fire.

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First Published: Tue, December 12 2017. 19:00 IST