BREAKING: MASSIVE FIRE at HPCL's Visakhapatnam Refinery in Andhra Pradesh!

A HUGE INFERNO sent towering flames and thick black smoke billowing into the sky after a fire reportedly broke out near a tank storing RUF Pitch Oil.

 The refinery processes 15 MILLION METRIC TONNES OF OIL ANNUALLY, making it a critical part of India's energy infrastructure.

• Fire triggered panic in Malkapuram and Sriharipuram. • Police Commissioner Shankabrata Bagchi confirmed NO CASUALTIES so far.

This comes amid a series of reported incidents involving energy infrastructure across India and abroad. The cause of the fire remains to be established.

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