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Thousands more evacuated from site of Indian oil-well blast

Around 7,000 people are evacuated from the surrounds of a deadly oil-well explosion in northeast India.

Around 7,000 people have been evacuated from the surrounds of a deadly oil-well explosion in northeast India. Oil India engineers have been battling since May 27 to cap a blowout that this week ignited a huge ball of fire in Tinsukia district of Assam state. 

(Source: AFP)