12 injured as ONGC's gas well catches fire near Surat

April 18, 2015 21:56

Twelve persons were injured today when an ONGC's gas well near Olpad town in the district caught fire during a repair operation.

Four of the injured are in a serious condition, fire brigade officials said.

ONGC, later, in a statement said, "While three of them have already been discharged after first aid, all necessary medical treatment is being given to others."

The incident occurred when a blow-out preventer (BOP), which is installed on wells to prevent a fire, was being repaired at a well in OLPAD-31 in Ankleshwar basin, ONGC's Ankleshwar Asset Manager Har Govind told PTI.

The injured, he said, have been rushed to a hospital in Surat.

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