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Production from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd’s Mumbai refinery was not affected in the accident in the refinery’s hydrocracker unit, according to a company spokesperson.
The spokesperson said that production from the 12-million-tonne-per-annum refinery is on track and unaffected by the fire in the Hydrocracker unit that was detected on August 8 and doused on August 9.
The fire department had reported a level-3 fire call in the BPCL Mumbai Refinery last Wednesday.
The Mumbai Fire Chief had said that seven fire engines, two foam tenders and two jumbo tankers were rushed to the refinery complex.
BPCL has a total product output of 27.5 million tonne per annum spread across two refineries, with its other refinery at Kochi having an installed capacity of 15.5 million tonne per annum.
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