The Wire · Saturday, 15 August 2026

Smoke at Barmer refinery again: Congress blames ‘haste’ to inaugurate; HPCL says no fire

A hydrocarbon oil spillage occurred in the Crude Distillation Unit at the HRRL Refinery in Barmer, where the emergency response system was activated.

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