A massive fire broke out at Oil and Natural Gas Commissions plant in Gujrat’s Surat at around 3:00am on Septermber 24, 2020 after explosions were heard at the site. Surat’s collector, Dr. Dhaval Patel in a statement to the ANI confirmed the same and assured that the Firefighting team was present at the spot and zero casualties had been reported so far.
He quoted “Around 3 am, three consecutive blasts too place at ONGC Hazira plant which led to the fire. Fire fighters present at the spot. No casualties reported so far. The activity of depressurizing the pressurised gas system is underway by the expert team , Patel added.
ONGC released an official tweet confirming that the fire had been brought under control. ” A fire was observed in the Hazira Gas processing plant in the morning today.Fire has been brought under control. There is no casualty or injury to any person” They confirmed in a tweet.
In a separate statement, ONGC added the fire has been extinguished completely and that efforts are being made to resume normal operations of the same. ONGC has a fire system of it own but fire tenders from Surat and the adjoining area have also been dispatched to aid in the relief process.
Sky-high smokes could be seen fuming from a distance and the shocks of the blast were so severe , they felt like tremors of earthquake.
The gas is transported from Mumbai offshore via a plant to the Surat’s plant wherethe refining process takes place. Then, through the HVJ(Hazira Vijaypur, Jagdishpur), it is transported to different industries as well as six states of the country for domestic purposes.
Fire at Hazira Plant has been completely extinguished. Efforts are being made to resume normal operations at the earliest.
— Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) (@ONGC_) September 24, 2020
