Today, As many as 14 people were killed and 7 others were injured in a fire following a blast in a gas pipeline belonging to GAIL in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district , informed senior state minister . According to an official of the East Godavari district, the administration has recovered 13 bodies from the accident spot while another death was reported from the hospital where the injured are being treated.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the incident.”My thoughts with the families of those who lost their lives in the GAIL Pipeline fire in AP. Prayers with the injured,” he tweeted Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed shock over the loss of lives in the incident.Naidu, who is now on a visit to Delhi, reviewed the situation with the collector and senior officials. He asked state Deputy Chief Minister N Chinarajappa and the collector to rush to the spot to monitor the relief operation.
