(Reuters) -At least eight people were injured in a fire at the Indian oil Corp's 8 million metric tons per annum (MTPA) refinery in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, late Tuesday, the country's top refiner said on Wednesday.

Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud explosion followed by flames shooting up from the Mathura refinery. Flames were visible from several kilometres away, they said.

An explosion at an Indian Oil refinery in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, left eight people with burn injuries. The fire, which broke out in the Atmospheric V

According to Renu Nanda, public relations officer (PRO) of Mathura refinery, three of the injured workers were referred to a higher medical facility in Delhi for advanced treatment. “The three referred to Delhi have sustained less than 50% burn injuries,