Mathura: A major explosion occurred at the Indian Oil Corporation refinery on the Agra-Delhi National Highway on Tuesday, according to police. The incident has left at least 12 people injured.

Eyewitnesses described hearing a loud blast followed by towering flames rising from the refinery in Mathura, with the fire visible from several kilometers away.

At least eight people were injured in a major explosion at Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC) 8 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) refinery in Mathura late Tuesday, the refinery stated on Wednesday. 

Eyewitnesses described hearing a loud blast as massive flames erupted from the Mathura plant, with the fire visible from several kilometres away. 

The incident occurred in the crude distillation unit, which had been under maintenance for a month. The fire was extinguished, and refinery operations continued without disruption, IOC said in a statement. 

Notably, this is the second such incident reported by the IOC in a week. Earlier, a tank fire at its 13.7 MTPA Gujarat refinery on Monday claimed two lives and injured two others.

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