A major fire broke out at HPCL’s Pachpadra refinery in Rajasthan’s Balotra district, prompting top state officials to meet HPCL’s chairman. The blaze was reported in the Crude Distillation Unit, with fire tenders working to bring flames under control. Chief Secretary V Srinivas and Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma are reviewing the incident, and the Prime Minister’s planned inauguration has been postponed.
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