The tank, which has a capacity of 32,000 metric tonnes, was filled to the brim with high-speed diesel oil when it was struck by lightning, catching fire, in October

It took teams of the fire brigade and Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) three days to control the fire that broke out in tank number 13 of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) at Butcher Island on October 6. At the time of the incident, the tank, which had a capacity of 32,000 metric tonnes, was filled to the brim with high-speed diesel oil. While there were no casualties, the tank was irreversibly damaged in a lightning strike, which led to the fire. Come 2018 and the BPCL will spend over Rs 25 crore to reconstruct the damaged tank.