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2014 underground gas pipeline explosion and fire in Nagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
August 2019
August 2019
2014 GAIL Gas Pipeline Tragedy y 2014 06 27 05:30 IST Nagaram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India 16.501106 N 81.910726 E type:event_region:IN inline,title 18" Gas Pipeline rupture 38 23
On 27 June 2014, a massive fire broke out following a blast in Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) 18" size underground gas Pipelinehttp://ibnlive.in.com/news/blast-at-a-gail-gas-pipeline-in-andhra-pradesh-14-dead/482107-62-127.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140630074157/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/blast-at-a-gail-gas-pipeline-in-andhra-pradesh-14-dead/482107-62-127.html dead 2014-06-30 Blast at a GAIL gas pipeline in Andhra Pradesh, 14 dead:IBNLive Videos Ibnlive.in.com 2016-01-18 at Nagaram in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.GAIL Pipeline Blast in Andhra Pradesh kills 22, over 30 injured http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/ongc-pipeline-blast-in-andhra-pradesh-kills-over-11/ IANS news.biharprabha.com 27 June 2014 The accident took place near Tatipaka refinery of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), about 180 km from state capital Vijayawada.GAIL gas pipeline explosion: 14 dead, several injured; Lighting of stove might have sparked fire, say Police | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysishttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-28052104 27 June 2014 BBC News Fourteen killed in India gas pipeline blast 23 August 2019
Casualties
About 23 people were reportedly killed and around 40 injured in the accident. The injured were shifted to hospitals at Amalapuram and Kakinada towns.
Explosion
State Finance Minister Yanamala Rama Krishnudu told reporters that 22 people were killed and many others were injured when the fire broke out around 5:30 a.m. in Nagaram village in Mamidikuduru Mandal of the coastal district.
The minister said: "The fire caused massive losses. Coconut trees, other crops, cattle, and wild birds in over 10 acres were reduced to ashes."
See also
List of pipeline accidents
References
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