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After big blowout, Assam's Baghjan oilfield catches fire
June 10, 2020
Source: The Hindu

After big blowout, Assam's Baghjan oilfield catches fire

On May 27, oil and natural gas began to gush out uncontrollably from the Baghjan oil field in Assam’s Tinsukia district in an event known in industry parlance as a blowout. But even as OIL officials and engineers scrambled to contain the leak, a fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon, birthing a towering inferno at the site. Over 2,000 people have been moved to relief camps since the blowout occurred.

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