New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- A gas leak from a pipeline at a well in Andhra Pradesh's Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema district, operated by ONGC's production contractor Deep Industries Ltd, erupted into flames on Monday.

According to preliminary details, there were no reports of fatalities or injuries, a Maharatna company official said, according to PTI. After the leak and the ensuing fire, senior Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) officials from Rajahmundry rushed to Mori village, where the blaze occurred at the Mori-5 well, the official added.

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