Death toll in Assam oil facility fire rises to two

Workers move away on November 6, 2026 as a massive fire rages after an explosion at Oil India Limited’s (OIL) Intermediate Tank Farm (ITF) in Dibrugarh district. Photo credit: PTI

The death toll from the explosion at the Oil India Limited (OIL) plant in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh rose to two after one of the six people injured in Friday’s (November 6, 2026) fire died at a private hospital on Saturday (November 7, 2026) morning.

40-year-old Tapas Gogoi, who reportedly worked for a Mumbai-based private agency hired by an oil major, died around 3:00 am, taking the fire’s death toll to two.

A second person, identified as Raju Dutta, died as a result of the blast on Friday (November 6, 2026) morning.

The fire broke out around 9:05 am in the indirect bath heater in the OIL intermediate tank at Tengakhat. The tub heater was disconnected for maintenance on November 4th.

Five other workers injured in the accident are undergoing treatment.

According to OIL, fire and rescue personnel rushed to the facility and started firefighting operations to douse the fire by 12:30 on Friday (November 6, 2026).

Officials said OIL has constituted an internal inquiry committee to investigate the incident, identify its immediate and root causes, assess the damage and suggest proactive measures to prevent such incidents in future.

Published – November 7, 2026 12:19 PM IST