Fire at HPCL refinery in Malkapuram contained, no casualties reported
A fire in the sulfur unit at HPCL's Malkapuram refinery was put out with no injuries reported. The company said all refinery units are operating safely.
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what happened
A fire at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) refinery in Malkapuram has been fully brought under control, with no casualties or injuries reported, local police Circle Inspector E. Narasimha Rao said. He said the blaze started in the sulfur unit and involved sulfur pitch, which he described as a waste or bottom product.
The company said on X that the fire was reported at around 10 pm on November 2 and was confined to the pitch tank area. Its fire and safety team quickly activated firefighting measures, and HPCL said all units at the Visakhapatnam refinery are working safely. Revenue official Dileep Chakravarthy, who visited the site, confirmed the fire was extinguished with plant equipment and Andhra Pradesh Fire Department assistance, and said an industrial safety inquiry will follow.
why it matters
The incident appears localised, and based on the reports it did not halt the wider plant, so it is unlikely to have a notable effect on oil or fuel markets. For HPCL shareholders, the outcome of the safety inquiry, which has no set timeline, matters more.
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- Fire at HPCL refinery in Malkapuram triggered by sulfur pitch, no casualties reported — Moody's, 3 November 2026 at 00:49 UTC
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