Two persons lost their lives and three others injured during a mishap in routine maintenance on GAIL's Vizag-Secunderabad LPG Pipeline at Suryapet, about 140 km from Hyderabad.
The unfortunate incident occurred today in which two people including one GAIL employee and one contract employee lost their lives and three others were injured. The injured, including one GAIL employee and two contract persons, have been rushed to Hyderabad for treatment.
According to a GAIL statement, while the injured are being providing treatment, there is no loss to public property.
The fatalities and injuries happened due to mechanical impact during normal pipeline pigging and cleaning operation. There was no fire or explosion in the incident. The operations were being carried out by TDW India, which is a 100 per cent subsidiary of TDW, USA, the statement further mentioned.
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