Mumbai: At least seven people including two firemen were killed in a massive fire which broke out at the Uran ONGC gas complex near JNPT port in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday, media reports said.
Five ONGC workers were among the deceased.
Two more were injured.
After two hours, the fire was doused by the firefighters.
ONGC said in a tweet, "Fire broke out in storm water drainage in Uran Plant early morning successfully doused within two hours by fire fighting team. #ONGC ’s robust crisis mitigation preparedness helped put off this major fire in a very short time."
Fire broke out in storm water drainage in Uran Plant early morning successfully doused within two hours by fire fighting team. #ONGC ’s robust crisis mitigation preparedness helped put off this major fire in a very short time. @PetroleumMin @PTI_News @pallab_ongc @ANI @CMD_ONGC
— ONGC (@ONGC_) September 3, 2019
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