Balotra, April 20 -- A major fire broke out at Refinery-cum-Petrochemical Complex on Monday at Pachpadra in the Balotra district of Rajasthan.

Black smoke was seen over the complex, after which the firefighting vehicles were seen arriving at the spot. The dousing operations are underway.

More details are awaited.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, earlier, a massive fire broke out at a garbage dumping yard located in the Mandholi drains area of the city, causing panic among nearby residents and destroying composting machinery worth lakhs of rupees.

Seeing flames and thick smoke rising from the site, locals immediately informed the fire brigade. Fire tenders rushed to the spot and personnel made strenuous efforts to bring the blaze und...