Haldia Petrochemicals to form committee to probe industrial fire

HPL has already shut down its plants to extinguish the fire completely and the flow of naphtha has been cut

Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) has decided to form a committee of both internal and external experts to probe the cause of the industrial fire in its naphtha cracker unit which broke out on Friday in Haldia which left 13 people injured and three are in critical condition.

Although the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, preliminary estimates suggest a gas leak to be the cause of the fire.

A source aware of the developments said, “A committee will be formed by HPL comprising experts from the industrial field. Care needs to be taken so that this upcoming