At least four people have been killed and eight others injured in a major fire that broke out at an ONGC gas processing plant at Navi Mumbai's Uran on Tuesday. The fire has been doused now, ONGC informed in a tweet.
"The fire was successfully doused within two hours by fire fighting team. ONGC's robust crisis mitigation preparedness helped put off this major fire in a very short time," ONGC said.
The fire erupted in the storm-water drainage early morning on Tuesday. Due to security reasons, the region within 1 km range from the plant has been sealed.
Meanwhile, the injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital. The cause for the fire which broke out at around 7:20 am is not known yet.
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The crisis management team was also present at the spot. So far there is no impact on oil processing. Meanwhile, the gas is being diverted to Hazira Plant.
