In the second such incident in the last two days, a Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) gas pipeline at Vitthal Borate Nagar in Pune’s Kharadi caught fire early on Saturday, the Pune Fire Brigade said. No casualties were reported in the incident.
Around 4.15 am, the fire brigade control room received a call about the incident. An MNGL team also rushed to the spot. An MNGL gas pipeline had got damaged due to some digging work and gas leaking out of the pipeline had caught fire, causing panic in the area. A hand cart parked nearby was also gutted, officials said.
The firemen extinguished the flames and brought the situation under control in a couple of hours.
