Indian Army on March 17 averted a major fire that broke out near the EPS facility of OIL, India in Inao, Changlang district of Arunachal.
The incident occurred in the evening at around 5.30 pm due to leakage from a gas pipeline coming out from the facility.
Slowly the fire started spreading and the nearby fields in the radius of 50 meters from the leakage point were ablaze.
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The nearest Indian Army camp immediately swung into action and swiftly sent a Quick Reaction Team (QRT). The reaction team reached the location in no time.
Quick Reaction Team then informed the OIL & Fire Brigade & commenced dowsing fire with the support of locals and with available limited resources.
The team also created a path for the fire tenders to reach the incident site.
Indian Army soldiers also assisted the OIL India officials in reaching the spot. The fire was finally dowsed at around 7 pm in the evening.
The officer leading the team in his effort to control the spread and dowse the fire sustained minor burn injuries due to a fall in the spilled oil. The swift action by Indian Army averted an outbreak of a massive fire and it was highly appreciated by the locals.
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