29th oct 2009 is a very bad day for jaipur.there is a massive fire broke out at the Indian Oil Coporation's fuel depot in Sitapura industrial area in the outskirts of Jaipur tonight killing five people and injuring 150, the police said.State officials said the help of the army was sought to help douse the fire at the depot, which is on the highway near the airport.The fire broke out at around 7.30 pm and it may be several hours before it is completely brought under control. Huge flames shot into the air amid billowing smoke as hundreds of people in the villages in and around the depot panicked and fled from their homes. The fire also spread to some industrial units in a radius of 3 km destroying them.The injured were rushed to Mahatma Gandhi and SMS hospitals. Some of them had serious burn injuries.The fire broke out when petrol was being transferred from the fuel depot to a pipeline. A leak in the pipeline is suspected to have caused the blaze.The IOC tank farm had eight to 11 storage containers that stored petrol, diesel and kerosene for supply in Jaipur and adjoining areas. and all are covered with fire.Special teams have been rushed to Jaipur to coordinate the operations there, the officials said. IOC experts are also being flown from Mumbai and New Delhi .Electricity in the area has been cut off as a precautionary measure.
