Major fire at ONGC’s Uran plant doused, MGL supplies hit

Navi Mumbai: A major fire broke out at the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) oil and gas processing plant in Uran on Monday afternoon, triggering widespread panic in the area. The fire was extinguished by evening following a massive, multi-agency firefighting operation and cooling operations were underway till late at night to prevent any re-ignition, said officials. There were no casualties or injuries in the incident, the officials added.

Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL), which supplies cooking gas in the city and suburbs, said gas supply to its Wadala station had been affected due to the incident and advised industrial and commercial consumers to switch to alternate fuels till supply was restored.