The death toll from the fire at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) refinery in Vadodara, Gujarat, has risen to two, with another individual injured and currently receiving medical treatment, police confirmed on Tuesday.

According to PTI, the fire began on Monday afternoon after a blast occurred in a benzene storage tank at the refinery. The explosion caused the blaze to spread to two additional adjoining tanks. Jawahar Nagar police station inspector A.B. Mori stated that firefighting efforts continued throughout the night and into the early hours of Tuesday to bring the fire under control.