Two more bodies were recovered from the Indian Oil Corporation's fuel depot on the outskirts of Jaipur city today, taking the toll in the blaze to eight. Jaipur District Collector Kuldeep Ranka said the unidentified bodies were spotted early today near the site. Fire brigade and the Army are battling to check the spread of the inferno that has burnt about 150 crore rupee worth of auto fuel. Our correspondent reports, the fire died out in four of the 11 fuel storage tanks and will probably take about one more day for the fire to die down in the burning tanks. <br/>Meanwhile, the administration is now focussing on preventing the fire to spread on the ground. For this trenches are being dug with the help of army personnel. Oil fire experts from Mathura and Panipat are monitoring the whole operations. <br/> Earlier, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora visited the accident site yesterday and ordered a probe into the accident by a 5-member committee which will submit its report in six weeks. He also announced ex-gratia of 10 lakh rupees to the kin of those killed, 2 lakh to the seriously injured and 1 lakh to those with minor injuries. This is besides the compensation announced by the Rajasthan government.<br/>
News On AIR | October 31, 2009 11:40 AM
IOC fire death toll reaches 8