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A fire broke out at Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.’s (BPCL) chemical plant in Kochi, Kerala state, in the evening of July 8, said Chemweek.
The plant produces acrylic acid with a production capacity of 160,000 metric tons per year and butyl acrylate, 130,000 metric tons per year.
”A meeting is underway at the plant location ... can’t comment on production and delivery yet as the participants of the meeting are still assessing the situation,” the company source said.
”The fire broke out at BPCL’s Kochi plant due to a pipeline leak in the warehousing unit,” the market source said.
According to local media reports, the blaze is currently under control.
”No casualties have been reported, but slightly negative sentiment is there due to infrastructure safety concerns,” the market source said.
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