Jaipur: Two more bodies were spotted at the burning IOC fuel depot in Jaipur on Sunday, pushing the toll to 10, even as the fire died out in six of the 11 storage tanks but spread to the roof of a nearby private building.
The unidentified charred bodies were sighted in the wee hours near one of the blazing tanks, but it was not possible to reach there because of the heat, Inspector General of Police BL Soni said.
The fire spread to the roof of the building which houses a private electronic and instrument company called Genus Overseas Ltd, 200 metres from the IOC complex wall, at about 0700 hours, chief fire officer Ishwar Lal Jat said. Firemen present there could extinguish the flames within two hours, he said.
However, there were no casualties as no one was present in the building.
The roof was continuously being cooled but due to high temperature and wind direction, the flames spread, Jat said. Fire died out in six of the 11 storage tanks since Saturday while it continued to blaze in five tanks which included that of petrol and kerosene, he said.
It will possibly take about one more day for the fire to die out in the burning tanks, he said. With the tracing of the two bodies, the official toll in IOC fire has risen to 10, the IGP said.
Five bodies were identified and the rest were being kept in SMS hospital mortuary, the police officer said.
The bodies were handed over to relatives after completing necessary formalities, he added.
The 34 injured people were being treated at a number of hospitals in the state capital, Soni said.
When asked whether any police case has been registered in connection with the fire and related deaths, the IGP said no IOC official came to lodge a complaint.
Twelve trains passing through Jaipur-Swaimadhopur rail section were diverted to other routes, a NW Railway spokesman said. Similarly, 95 routes of buses were diverted on the
Jaipur-Kota highway, officials said.
The Rajasthan High Court has now issued notices to the Central and state governments demanding an explanation for the failure to douse the blaze.
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