A major fire engulfed a depot of the state-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in Mumbai in the wee hours Tuesday, though no casualties have been reported yet, said police.

The fire broke out at the IOC's depot at Taloja in Navi Mumbai around 01:00 a.m., destroying around 40,000 liters of lubricant oil. The fire broke out at the facility where lubricants are blended and filled.

Some 25 fire engines were pressed into service to prevent the fire from spreading. The fire has been partially brought under control and will be completely doused in a couple of hours.

In October 2009, at least 10 people were killed and over 100 injured in a similar fire at the IOC depot on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Jaipur. It took more than a week for this fire to die out.