Maharashtra: Fire during pipeline repairs injures two

Mumbai | Wednesday | 22nd March, 2017

Summary:

The two were part of a group of six people assigned the job of repairing the gas pipeline. A team from Maha-nagar Gas was called in and the gas connection was disconnected. Two persons repairing a Mahanagar Gas pipeline at the Gandhinagar junction in Kanjurmarg sustained severe burn injuries when a fire broke out during the operation, in the early hours Tuesday. These sparks came in contact with the gas from the pipeline and led to a fire. According to the police, the incident occurred around 2.15 am at the Gandhinagar junction where a team of six persons contracted with Mahanagar Gas Ltd were digging a pipeline with a JCB vehicle..