DIBRUGARH: A fire was suddenly reported at an unused Gas pipeline of Oil India Limited at Tengakhat in upper Assam Dibrugarh on Friday.
The incident occurred some 5km from Tengakhat.
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The fire was under control and no damages have been reported from the fire.
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An OIL spokesperson said, “Due to some miscreant activity a fire suddenly caught at an unused pipeline of OIL but it has been controlled.”
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Sources said the oil thieves tried to steal oil from the pipelines and such an incident occurred.
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“In Tinsukia and Dibrugarh district, the oil thieves are very active in stealing condensate from an oil pipeline. Due to such practice, the oil pipeline caught fire”, said a source.