Dibrugarh, Nov. 8 -- Oil India Limited (OIL) has suspended four personnel at its facility in Assam's Dibrugarh district, including three officers and one employee, for alleged "dereliction in discharging official duties", company spokesperson Prankush Malla Buzarbaruah said.

The action comes after an explosion and fire at OIL's Intermediate Tank Farm (ITF) in Tengakhat, Dibrugarh district, on Friday, which claimed three lives and left four others critically injured.

The death toll rose to three on Saturday after Rupam Gohain, a resident of Tengakhat, succumbed to his burn injuries while undergoing treatment at Nemcare Hospital in Guwahati.

Gohain was initially admitted to Oil India Hospital in Duliajan following the incident on Novembe...