The blaze erupted around 7 am in the gas processing plant of the ONGC located in Uran area of neighbouring Navi Mumbai.
Four
people were killed and three others injured after a fire broke out at
the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) plant in Navi Mumbai
township of Maharashtra on Tuesday, police said.
The
ONGC
said there was no impact on oil processing and that the gas was
diverted to its Hazira plant in Surat district of Gujarat.
The
blaze erupted around 7 am in a processing plant of the ONGC located
in Uran area of neighbouring Navi Mumbai, the police said.
"Four
people have been killed and three others injured in the mishap,"
a senior police official said.
"Fire
broke out in storm water drainage in Uran Plant early morning
successfully doused within two hours by fire fighting team. #ONGCs
robust crisis mitigation preparedness helped put off this major fire
in a very short time," the ONGC said in a tweet.
Earlier,
in another tweet, it said, "A fire broke out in storm water
drainage early morning 2day in Uran oil & gas processing
plant.ONGC fire services & crisis management team immediately
pressed in2 action. Fire is being contained. No impact on Oil
processing.Gas diverted to Hazira Plant. Situation is being assessed.
Nearly
22 fire brigade tenders, including that of the ONGC, Navi
Mumbai civic body and other agencies, were at the spot, the
police official said.
The
injured persons were admitted to nearby hospitals for treatment, he
said.
The
cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, he added.
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