Burhi Dihing river in Assam’s Dibrugarh district on fire since 3 days

February 3: In a bizarre incident, the Burhi Dihing river in Assam’s Naharkatia in Dibrugarh was seen on flames after a leak from a local oil reservoir, claimed villagers. The fire is believed to have taken place due to an alleged oil pipeline blast of the nearby Duliajan plant of Oil India Limited.

Huge plumes of thick, black smoke emitted from the river after the water mixed with oil were set on fire. According to the reports, villagers had noticed the fire on the river three days ago and had informed the local administration. However, the authorities have not done anything to douse the flames and control the situation so far. The fire has not been doused yet.

Fire on river. Burhi Dihing river caught fire at Naharkatia, Assam, due to oil pipe blast in last three days. But no one cares. pic.twitter.com/lym6NvNye7

— Nandan Pratim Sharma Bordoloi 🇮🇳 (@NANDANPRATIM) February 2, 2020

Several videos of the incident have also gone viral on social media. Some villagers have suspected it to be the handiwork of miscreants who might have set fire on the pipeline.