Situation worsens: OIL needs 4-week time to douse fire, says CMD

Tinsukia: The major gas spill at the Oil India Limited (OIL) well at Baghjan oilfield in Assam’s Tinsukia district developed a major fire on Tuesday, leaving a billow of dark smoke emitting out of the well that can be seen from a distance of around 40 km. This has prompted the locals, who were camping at a relief camp in Baghjan ME School, to abandon the camp and move towards other safer locations.