Explosion and fire at Oil India tank farm in Tengakhat, Assam kills 3, injures 6
Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id c9bda1ee-4cda-464b-87c1-5c8bb01057d6.
- Where
- Dibrugarhresolved to locality27.484, 94.902
- When
- Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-11-06 · last update 2026-11-07
- Sourcing
- 14 reports14 reports across 9 outlets · independence not established
- How far this got
- localizednamed facility unresolvedOptical coverageSub-metre commercial imagery was recommended; Sentinel-2 is the closest we carry at 10 m, so small objects will not resolve.
Summary
An explosion and fire broke out at Oil India Limited's Intermediate Tank Farm in Tengakhat, Dibrugarh district, Assam, during maintenance work, reportedly in the crude oil storage area while a valve was being worked. Reports describe fire and massive explosion at the site, and OIL says the fire was extinguished at 12.30 p.m. Three people have died and six were injured, with the injured receiving treatment at Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, and at OIL Hospital in Duliajan. Those affected were reportedly staff of Spectron Engineers Private Limited, a contractor at the facility. OIL has set up an internal inquiry committee, and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has urged a high-level inquiry into the cause. Early accounts differed on the number of casualties and on the cause, and the cause remains under investigation.
What imagery could confirm
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What remains unresolved
- named facility unresolved
Timeline
25 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.
- 2026-11-07member countour measurement13 → 14reports joined
24 more change(s) — the values are part of the event detail on paid plans.
Sources
Grouped by outlet. Syndication is not collapsed, so several outlets can carry one wire story — the count is breadth of carriage, not independent confirmation.
- hindustantimes.com
- aninews.in
- sentinelassam.com
- thehindubusinessline.com
- thehindu.com
- theshillongtimes.com
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- nagalandpost.com
- english.news.cn
14 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.
Related events
0 related event(s) and 2 place(s) or facilities — the same facility, place, actor or campaign. Part of the event detail on Pro.
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