Maguri Beel Wetland

Two firefighters of Oil India Ltd who had been missing were found dead at a wetland near the site of a massive oil well fire in Assam, officials said today. The oil well in upper Assam's Tinsukia district that has been leaking gas for 14 days caught fire on Tuesday. The fire was so intense that it could be seen from as far as 10 km away.

The natural-gas producing well of the Oil India Limited (OIL) in upper Assam's Tinsukia district continues to spew gas even 10 after the incident, causing grave damage to the region's wetlands and biodiversity. Images shared by locals on social media show gas condensate depositing in the Maguri beel wetland, dead carcasses of endangered Gangetic do...

Two firefighters of Oil India Ltd who had been missing were found dead at a wetland near the site of a massive oil well fire in Assam, officials said today. The oil well in upper Assam's Tinsukia district that has been leaking gas for 14 days caught fire on Tuesday. The fire was so intense that it could be seen from as far as 10 km away.

The natural-gas producing well of the Oil India Limited (OIL) in upper Assam's Tinsukia district continues to spew gas even 10 after the incident, causing grave damage to the region's wetlands and biodiversity. Images shared by locals on social media show gas condensate depositing in the Maguri beel wetland, dead carcasses of endangered Gangetic do...