2014 GAIL pipeline explosion

2014 GAIL Pipeline Tragedy

Location of Andhra Pradesh in India
Time	05:30 IST
Date	June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27)
Location	Nagaram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates	16°30′04″N 81°54′39″E / 16.501106°N 81.910726°E / 16.501106; 81.910726Coordinates: 16°30′04″N 81°54′39″E / 16.501106°N 81.910726°E / 16.501106; 81.910726
Cause	18" Gas Pipeline rupture
Deaths	14
Injuries	30

On June 27, 2014 a massive fire broke out following a blast in Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) 18" size underground gas Pipeline^[1] in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.^[2] The accident took place near Tatipaka refinery of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), about 180 km from state capital Vijayawada.^{[3] [4]}

Casualties

About 18 people were reportedly killed and over 40 injured in the accident. The injured were shifted to hospitals at Amalapuram and Kakinada towns.

Accident

State Finance Minister Yanamala Rama Krishnudu told reporters that 14 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.”

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