01 / 20 APR 2026
Connected units isolated.
HPCL Rajasthan Refinery | Pachpadra, Balotra · Rajasthan
Heat-exchanger-stack fire; no casualties reported. HPCL suspected a hydrocarbon leak at a valve or flange; cause under investigation.
REFINERY & PETROCHEMICALS
MAJOR FIRE
INCIDENTS IN INDIA.
Protect circuits. Protect people.
STANVAC FIREX EC 43 SURVIVAL
REPORTED INCIDENTS · 7
02 / 30 JUN 2026
12 fire engines responded.
Haldia Petrochemicals | Purba Medinipur · West Bengal
Pipeline fire injured at least 20 people, five critically, in AP's initial report. Cause unknown.
03 / 11 NOV 2024
Fatal storage-tank fire.
IndianOil Gujarat Refinery | Vadodara · Gujarat
Two people died and two were injured, according to Reuters.
WHY EC 43 SURVIVAL?
WHEN CABLES FAIL,
SAFETY SYSTEMS CAN FAIL.
SAFETY SYSTEMS CAN FAIL.
Fire can disable the cables powering safety systems.
FIRE SUPPRESSION
Fire pumps. Firefighting controls.
HUMAN SAFETY
Alarms. Smoke extraction. Evacuation.
Protect critical circuits with EC 43 SURVIVAL.
Tested protection to help keep circuits working during fire.
Tests & application requirements REQUEST A QUOTATIONMORE REPORTED INCIDENTS
HPCL Visakhapatnam Refinery
19 SEP 2025 | Visakhapatnam · Andhra Pradesh
Blast and fire at a facility under construction. Police linked it to hydrogen leakage. Controlled in about 30 minutes; HPCL reported no casualties.
IndianOil Mathura Refinery
12 NOV 2024 | Mathura · Uttar Pradesh
Crude-distillation-unit fire injured eight. IndianOil reported normal operations and no machinery damage. Investigation underway.
IndianOil Haldia Refinery
21 DEC 2021 | Haldia, Purba Medinipur · West Bengal
Maintenance fire in the gasoline-making unit killed three and injured 44, IndianOil reported.
Reliance Jamnagar Refinery
24 NOV 2016 | Moti Khavdi, Jamnagar · Gujarat
Maintenance flash fire killed two and injured eight in the updated report. Police cited a gas leak; Reliance reported normal refinery operations.
Selected reports; figures follow the linked sources. These incidents do not establish EC 43 performance.
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