Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. subsidiary Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) reported one fatality and one injury after a fire at its refinery in Karnataka, Mangalore, India, on Sept. 30.
The incident began at about 12:20 p.m. local time when a high-pressure cold separator ruptured in the refinery’s delayed coker gas oil hydrotreater unit, or coker heavy gas oil hydrotreating unit, MRPL said in separate regulatory filings to BSE Ltd.
The company isolated the affected unit’s battery limits and deployed emergency response and firefighting teams.
MRPL said the fire was brought under control and completely extinguished by 2:47 p.m. local time.
During subsequent combing and inspection operations following the fire’s full extinguishing, personnel found the body of one deceased individual at the affected plant. A second person sustained burn injuries and was receiving hospital treatment, the company said.
MRPL issued its first update while firefighting operations were continuing. It said one minor injury had been reported at that stage and that the injured person was out of danger.
The company did not provide details on the identities of those involved, the cause of the separator rupture, or the extent of damage to the unit. It also did not disclose whether the incident affected broader refinery operations or production.
MRPL said further verified information would be released as it becomes available.
