A major fire broke out at GAIL's
natural gas pipeline around 9:45 AM today in the Moti Bagh area in Delhi. This
pipe line carries gas to consumers like Maruti Udyog.
The gas pipeline caught fire
after it was perforated by civic construction contractors. Nearly a dozen fire
fighters worked hard for around an hour to get the flames extinguished around
11 in the morning.
Chairman and managing director of
GAIL India Ltd. BC Tripathi said, "We shut gas flow at both ends of the
pipeline and brought the fire under control."
An elevated corridor was being
constructed by the Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) workers. The workers
perforated the gas pipeline while using a drill machine. All the workers of the
HCC fled the area after the incident; the leaked gas spread in a small area and
caught fire because of a spark.
"The incident occurred due
to a third party drilling activity without prior permission taken by the agency
from GAIL, in spite of the pipeline warning markers located in close proximity
to the site," GAIL released a official statement.
An FIR has already been lodged.
No causalities have been reported
but a few vehicles parked near the area got damaged. "Efforts are being
made to restore gas supply at the earliest. Restoration work of the pipeline
has already started," GAIL said.
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