We purchased petroleum from middle east countries with higher prices. India is not the country blessed with petroleum by the nature. We pay huge foreign currency for it. Because we need it badly to run vehicles, factories, power plants etc etc. But often we forget to preserve safely and handle with care.

Fire in IOC depot at Jaipur is the example. Already 12 people died in the massacre and over hundred were injured. It is very hard to tame fire in oil depot. If concerned oil authority was cautious about the points which are vulnerable to leakage like valve/flanges then we might avoid the accident.

There were at least 40 IOC employees at the terminal, which is close to the Sanganer airport, and it isn’t known how many of them have managed to escape. About 300 tourists from nearby Chowkidhani resorts were evacuated. Electricity lines in surrounding areas have snapped. Students living in nearby hostels have been taken to safer places.

All 31 fire tenders in Jaipur have been rushed to the spot and an expert from Mumbai has been contacted to fly down and help douse the fire. The terminal gets its supplies from IOC’s Mathura refinery through pipeline and feeds part of the Rajasthan market.

The massive spillage of highly inflammable petrol being pumped at high pressure has resulted in heavy destruction. A team of IOC officials has rushed to Jaipur. Petroleum minister Murli Deora is expected to reach the spot on Friday morning. IOC officials said oil supply in the state would not be affected, and that another terminal at Jodhpur would be pressed into service.