ONGC Navi Mumbai fire incident: Inferno successfully extinguished by firefighters, 5 killed and 3 injured

ONGC Navi Mumbai fire incident live update: There was a massive fire accident that took place at the oil and gas processing plant of state-run  Oil and Natural Gas Corporation plant at Uran near Mumbai this morning. While the incident has successfully doused in a short span. The fire broke out massively and killed 5 people so far, while three are injured as per initial reports. The police have sealed a 1-km area around the plant and the firefighters are trying to take the situation under control. 

ONGC fire incident recent update: Fire incident successfully doused within two hours by fire fighting team.

Fire broke out in storm water drainage in Uran Plant early morning successfully doused within two hours by fire fighting team. #ONGC ’s robust crisis mitigation preparedness helped put off this major fire in a very short time. @PetroleumMin @PTI_News @pallab_ongc @ANI @CMD_ONGC

— ONGC (@ONGC_) September 3, 2019

ONGC in a tweet said the fire broke out in a stormwater drain of the oil and gas processing plant at Uran, 45 km from Mumbai. Oil processing is not affected, the company tweeted, adding gas has been diverted to a plant at Hazira in Gujarat, 330 km away.

ONGC Official tweet

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

— ONGC (@ONGC_) September 3, 2019

ONGC is the largest crude oil and natural gas company in the country with around 70 per cent contribution to domestic production. 

The company claimed that there has been no impact on oil processing and said that gas is being diverted to Hazira Plant. However, the exact cause of the accident is yet to be investigated.