(Reuters) -At least eight people were injured in a fire at the Indian oil Corp's 8 million metric tons per annum (MTPA) refinery in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, late Tuesday, the country's top refiner said on Wednesday.

Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud explosion followed by flames shooting up from the Mathura refinery. Flames were visible from several kilometres away, they said.

A blast at the Indian Oil refinery in Mathura injured eight workers, three of whom are in critical condition. The explosion occurred during the restart of a maintenance-closed unit, leading to severe burns.

A significant explosion at Indian Oil Corporation's Mathura refinery injured 12 people. Following a recent blast in Vadodara, eyewitnesses reported flames from the refinery visible kilometers away. Eight workers faced burn injuries;

The fire in Mathura refinery took place after two workers died in a blaze at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) refinery in Gujarat's Vadodara. The fire, that began at around 3:30 pm on Monday with a blast in a benzene storage tank of the refinery located in the Koyali area on Vadodara's outskirts,

An explosion at an Indian Oil refinery in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, left eight people with burn injuries. The fire, which broke out in the Atmospheric V

Mathura: At least 12 people were injured after a massive explosion that occurred at the Indian Oil Corporation's refinery on the Agra-Delhi National Highway in Mathura on Tuesday. The explosion occurred a day after a blast in an Indian Oil refinery in Vadodara,

According to Renu Nanda, public relations officer (PRO) of Mathura refinery, three of the injured workers were referred to a higher medical facility in Delhi for advanced treatment. “The three referred to Delhi have sustained less than 50% burn injuries,