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The Jaipur oil depot fire broke out on 29 October 2009 at 7:30
PM (IST) at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) oil depot's giant
tank holding 8,000 kilolitres (280,000 cu ft.) of petrol, in
Sitapura Industrial Area on the outskirts of Jaipur, Rajasthan,
killing 12 people and injuring over 300. The blaze continued
to rage out of control for over a week after it started and
during the period half a million people were evacuated from
the area. The oil depot is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south of
the city of Jaipur