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2 Dead Bodies Recovered from Blast Site at Baghjan Oil Field

GUWAHATI: Following the latest massive blowout at Tinsukia’s Baghjan Oil Field, 2 bodies were recovered from the blast site.

One of the deceased has been identified as Durlabh Gogoi who was an employee of Oil India Limited and also a former goalkeeper of Oil India football team. The other deceased has been identified as Tikeshwar Gogoi. Further details are awaited.

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Natural gas has been uncontrollably leaking from the site since 27th May when the first blowout took place and a team of experts from Singapore had arrived in Assam on June 7 to bring the situation under control.

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, in a press interaction on June 9, announced that both the central and state governments would work together and take necessary steps to deal with the crisis.
 

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