Gas Leak, Fire At ONGC Oil Well In Andhra Pradesh’s Malkipuram Mandal; Locals Evacuated To Safer Location

Hyderabad: Panic gripped among locals in a village in Andhra Pradesh’s Konaseema district following a massive gas leak from an ONGC well. According to reports, crude-mixed gas suddenly erupted at high pressure from the ONGC well.

A thick envelope of gas engulfed the entire area. After the gas leak.fire also erupted near the ONGC well. People living in the nearby area of the ONGC well were evacuated. After receiving the information, senior officials rushed to the spot.

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The incident took place in Malkipuram Mandal’s Irusumandalam.

An operation has been launched to carry out the repair work and douse the blaze. So far, there are no reports of any injuries in the incident.