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Attempt to cap gas well at Baghjan failed, reasons being examined: OIL

Well number 5 at Baghjan has been spewing gas uncontrollably for the last 66 days since May 27 and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL's firefighters at the site

Tinsukia oil fire
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National Disaster Response Team (NDRF) personnel carry out search and rescue operations after two firemen of Oil India Limited went missing since an oil well at the company’s Baghjan oilfield exploded, in Assam’s Tinsukia district. PTI

Press Trust of India Guwahati
An attempt to cap OIL's damaged gas well at Baghjan in Assam which has been spewing gas for 66 days failed on Friday when the wagon used to put a lid on its mouth gave in and toppled over, the company said.

The reasons for the failure of the capping operation are being examined, the PSU said in a statement. It, however, did not specify when the oeration will be tried again.

"All operational crew reached site early in the morning today for carrying out the planned capping operation. BOP stack was hooked up with the Athey Wagon (a type

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