Under construction gas pipeline catches fire in Moradabad district
Fire department teams were deputed in the area and the process of extinguishing the fire was carried out for a couple of hours. While no casualties were reported, equipment worth lakhs of rupees were damaged
Bareilly: An under construction gas pipeline caught fire at Kalyanpur Road under Katghar police station limits in Moradabad on Wednesday. The fire reportedly broke out due to leakage in the pipeline. No injuries were reported so far.
Fire department teams were deputed in the area and the process of extinguishing the fire was carried out for a couple of hours. While no casualties were reported, equipment worth lakhs of rupees were damaged.
Around 20 fire extinguishers were needed to douse the fire. A local resident, Rajesh Kumar said that there was a massive fire and the situation was brought under control after several hours. Traffic in the area was suspended.
Prima facie, the fire took place due to a leakage caused in the gas pipeline, however, the matter is being probed by the local area police, said officials at the fire department.
