Dibrugarh, Nov. 9 -- The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has demanded compensation of at least Rs 5 crore each for the families of four workers who died in the fire at Oil India Limited's (OIL) Intermediate Tank Farm (ITF) facility in Tengakhat, Dibrugarh district.

A delegation from the Dibrugarh district committee of AASU visited OIL's headquarters in Duliajan on Monday, and submitted a memorandum addressed to the company's Chairman and Managing Director, seeking compensation and long-term support for the bereaved families and workers injured in the incident.

The four deceased workers have been identified as Raju Dutta, Tapas Gogoi, Rupam Gohain and Shailen Gogoi. Besides demanding a minimum compensation of Rs 5 crore for each family,...