Oil India Limited (OIL) on Wednesday increased the ex-gratia assistance for the families of six workers killed in the November 6 fire at its Intermediate Tank Farm at Tengakhat in Assam's Dibrugarh district, from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh each, DY365 reported, citing a statement issued by the public sector company.

Source: DY365

The toll reached six on Tuesday, when 38-year-old Kumud Gogoi of Dighaliya village in Tengakhat died of his injuries, and later that day 58-year-old Golap Dutta died at a private hospital in Dibrugarh, NEInsider reported, with inputs from The Sentinel and Pratidin Time. The workers at the site were employed by Spectron Engineers Private Limited, a Mumbai-based contractor engaged by OIL. Another injured worker, Indra Gogoi, who was airlifted to Delhi on November 9, was still being treated at Apollo Hospital, according to those reports.

Source: NEInsider (with inputs from The Sentinel and Pratidin Time)

What OIL and the contractor will pay

In its statement, OIL said it was reaching out to the families of each deceased contractual employee to facilitate disbursement of the ex-gratia announced so far, to be followed by settlement of all applicable statutory dues and benefits. Separately, OIL said the contractor firm that had hired the victims had announced ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh for the family of each deceased person and Rs 5 lakh for the family of each injured person.

Source: DY365

The increase followed demands by several organisations for adequate compensation for the bereaved families and a job for one member of each family. OIL's statement, as reported by DY365, did not say whether the company had agreed to the demand for jobs for the victims' families. Expressing grief, the company said it had made every effort to provide the injured with the best available medical care, but that despite sustained medical efforts, the injured persons succumbed to their injuries.

Source: DY365

The fire broke out at around 9.05 am on November 6 during maintenance work at the tank farm, following an explosion, according to OIL. The blaze, which started in the indirect bath heater area that had been shut for maintenance since November 4, was brought under control by about 12.30 pm the same day. OIL has suspended four personnel who were in charge of the site and set up an internal inquiry committee to look into the immediate and underlying causes of the fire; its findings are awaited. Sources: DY365, November 12, 2026 (reporting OIL's statement); NEInsider, November 11, 2026, with inputs from The Sentinel and Pratidin Time.