Time 05:30 IST Date 27 June 2014 Injuries 30 | Non-fatal injuries 30 Total number of deaths 22 | |
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Cause 18" Gas Pipeline rupture Location Nagaram, East Godavari district Similar 2014 Patna stampede, 2014 Malin landslide, 2014 Beas River Tragedy, 2014 India–Pakistan floods | ||
On June 27, 2014 a massive fire broke out following a blast in Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) 18" size underground gas Pipeline at Nagaram, East Godavari districtin East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The accident took place near Tatipaka refinery of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), about 180 km from state capital Vijayawada.
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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 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.”