At least 6 people were killed and more than 150 injured in the fire that broke out in the IOC depot near Jaipur on Thursday, October 29, 2009. Photos: PTI
A high-level committee will probe will probe the causes behind the fire at the IOC fuel facility.
The near and dear ones of the fire victims wait anxiously outside a hospital in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Governor S. K. Singh enquires about the condition of an injured victim in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced Rs two lakh as compensation to the next of kin of those who were killed. The IOC will give an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the deceased and Rs 2 lakh to those seriously injured.
Relatives of the fire victims console each other.
A groom, wearing garland made of currency notes, sits at a wedding ceremony, as smoke from the IOC depot fire rises in the backdrop in Jaipur.
People within one km radius of the fire vacated their homes to take shelter at safer places. Heavy plantation in the area minimised the impact of the blaze.