Blasts trigger fire at ONGC plant in Surat

By: Express News Service | Surat |

September 25, 2020 5:52:41 am





The fire at ONGC plant in Hazira, Surat, on Thursday. (Photo by Hanif Malek)

Three powerful blasts triggered a fire at at the gas terminal plant of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in Hazira in Surat, early on Thursday. No casualties was reported in the fire that started around 3 am was brought under control by 7 am.

Surat District Collector Dhaval Patel said, “The fire broke out in the inlet gas terminal after three massive blasts at 3.05 am. The compressed gas was depressurised to bring the fire under control… no one was injured.”

According to ONGC sources in Hazira, natural gas from Mumbai high sea offshore is transported to the plant…

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