A fire broke out late at night at the HPCL refinery in Visakhapatnam, with flames and thick black smoke triggering panic. A major fire broke out late on Monday night at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) refinery in the Gajuwaka industrial area of Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam, PTI reported. VIDEO | Andhra Pradesh: Fire incident reported at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) facility in Visakhapatnam. (.