Monsoon rains slow efforts to contain Oil India fire in Assam

摘要

OIL India Limited (OIL) is still battling the fire that broke out at its producing Baghjan oilfield in India's Tinsukia district following a blowout in late May. Two company firefighters have lost their lives and another four workers have been injured as the operator tries to bring the blaze under control and cap the ill-fated Baghjan-5 well in the north-eastern state of Assam. Remedial work over the past fortnight has been hampered by particularly heavy rains during this year's annual monsoon season with operations having to be suspended earlier this week after floodwaters, including from the overflowing Dangori River, inundated the a"fea. OIL has already had to enlist the help of the Indian Army to construct and maintain a floating bridge near the blazing well after flooding washed away a key access route.