Fire at India oil depot kills 5; 150 injured

“Indian army troops Friday began efforts to put out a massive fire raging at an oil depot in western India that left at least five people dead, 150 injured and six others trapped, an official said.

‘Army soldiers have moved in to help firefighters who are trying to rescue the six people still trapped in the fire,’ said B.L. Soni, inspector general of police.

‘The fire is massive. We are finding it a bit difficult to douse it,’ federal Petroleum Minister Murli Deora told reporters.”

(Source: The Associated Press: Fire at India oil depot kills 5; 150 injured)