Blast at GAIL Pipeline in Andhra Pradesh, 15 Killed
At least 15 people have been killed and 10 severely burnt in Andhra Pradesh after an explosion at a gas pipeline belonging to the state-owned Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) caused a massive fire.
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GAIL chairman BC Tripathi said the fire broke out in an 18-inch pipeline. "The reasons for the accident are not known yet. We are currently focused on rescue and relief operations," he said.GAIL is the country's largest state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company.
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The blast took place at 5:30 am due to a gas leak in the pipeline, which is near an oil refinery complex at Nagaram in the East Godavari District, around 560 km from Hyderabad. Several people were burnt alive in the fire that followed, its flames rising almost 20 metres high.
