A massive fire broke out on Monday at the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) refinery in Vadodara, resulting in two deaths.

The fire, which broke out due to an explosion in a 1,000 KL benzene storage tank, was doused after a 12-hour-long effort on Monday.

Two workers, Dhimant Makwana and Shailesh Makwana lost their lives in the incident. Another individual who was injured in the incident.

The loud explosion startled residents around 3.30 pm, and some of them rushed outside in panic. Thick clouds of smoke were visible fuming out from the refinery, spreading across a 5 km radius.  Windows and doors of buildings up to 1 km away were reportedly shaken by the force of the blast.

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