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Fire in IOC terminal

KOLKATA, JUNE 3. Army and Air Force personnel swung into action along with the fire brigade to douse a massive fire that broke out at the Indian Oil Corporation's Rajbandh oil terminal near Durgapur in West Bengal's Burdwan district this evening, spreading panic among people in nearby areas. There was, however, no casualty.

The fire, triggered by lightning during a thunderstorm on tank no 12 containing 4,189 kilo litres of oil, started around 6.00 p.m. and was still raging at 9.30 p.m., IOC sources here told PTI.

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