KENDRAPADA: A major disaster was averted at the port town of Paradip in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district on Thursday after the Indian Oil's Paradip-Haldia pipeline burst near the refinery there. It took the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) more than four hours to repair the damaged pipeline. No loss of life or injury was reported.
"We were informed about the oil leakage around noon, following which our officials immediately rushed to the spot. Things were brought under control by 4.30pm. Fire brigade personnel mopped up the oil spill by spraying foam mixed with water to prevent a possible fire tragedy, while security forces cordoned off the area," Alok Sahoo, chief general manager of the pipeline division of IOCL in Paradip, said.
