2014 GAIL pipeline explosion

2014 GAIL Gas Pipeline Tragedy
Date27 June 2014 (2014-06-27)
Time05:30 IST
LocationNagaram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates16°30′04″N 81°54′39″E / 16.501106°N 81.910726°E / 16.501106; 81.910726
Cause18" Gas Pipeline rupture
Deaths23
Non-fatal injuries38

On 27 June 2014, a massive fire broke out following a blast in Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) 18" size underground gas Pipeline at Nagaram in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The accident took place near Tatipaka refinery of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), about 180 km from state capital Vijayawada.