IOC fire: Flames die down in 5 of 11 tanks,toll 9

The fires in the remaining six tanks — three each of diesel and petrol — and the thick black smoke emanating from them would probably die down tomorrow as the fuel quantity was constantly declining,he said.

Police said the three bodies recovered from the site in Sitapura Industrial area this morning have been identified as that of IOC employees Harish Gangal,S K Saroh and Pramod Kumar,SHO Sanganer Sadar police station Subodh Sharma said.

Meanwhile,the sudden sound of a siren in the industrial area this forenoon created a flutter and panic as residents came out of their houses and security personnel of the IOC and policemen rushed to nearby stations,the police said.

Later it was detected that the sound came from a IOC-gas pipeline station due to the low pressure created,they said,adding there was no untoward incident.