Major fire breaks out at ONGC plant in Uran near Mumbai, 4 dead

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, Sep 03, 2019: A major fire broke out at an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited plant in Uran area near Mumbai, killing at least four people. The fire broke out at around 7.20 am, following which the firefighting operations were initiated.

People living near the plant are being evacuated by the authorities to prevent any large scale damage.

Confirming the incident, ONGC posted on microblogging site Twitter, "A fire broke out in storm water drainage early morning 2day in Uran oil & gas processing plant.ONGC fire services & crisis managemnt team immediately pressed in2 action. Fire is being contained. No impact on Oil processing.Gas diverted to Hazira Plant. Situation is being assessed."

The firefighting operations are being carried out by the fire services and crisis management team of the ONGC. The fire reportedly broke out in a cold storage unit of the plant.

More details are awaited.

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