Fire at Indian Oil depot in Kanpur

A fire broke out at the Indian Oil depot in Panki area here this evening, but was brought under control in about an hour, police said.

A fire broke out at the Indian Oil depot in Panki area here this evening, but was brought under control in about an hour, police said.

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No one was injured in the incident, they said.

The fire broke out in one part of the depot and spread fast due to the presence of inflammable materials, SP (rural) Lal Bahadur said.

It took 11 fire tenders over one hour to control the fire, he said.

The Indian Oil officials were counting the losses, he said, adding the investigation into the incident was on.