Puttur: Gas Leakage at Local LPG Refilling Centre Creates Panic
News & Pic: Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (RS/SB)

Puttur, Feb 25: The incident of gas leakage at Konkan Gas Refilling Centre, Yemaje near Mittur here on Thursday February 25 created panic and turned the situation tensed in the area for a while. However, fortunately no casualties have been reported.

The leakage that began in the evening at around  5.00 pm began spreading rapidly. However, the timely arrival of fire department personnel averted further damage.

It is learnt that 40 tonnes of LPG was stored in the plant. However, the fire department personnel have let the gas leak out completely for the pressure released thereby cannot be controlled through any operation. The gas has spread in the area of about three kilometres and the public have been alerted to take precautionary measures.

The fire department personnel with ten fire fighting engines from various stations in the district have camped on the spot in order to effectively face any kind of eventuality. The situation will only be danger-free after all the gas dissolves from the area, informed the fire department personnel.

As a precautinary measure, the police and fire department have banned the use of mobile phones, camera, electrical and electronic items in the surrounding areas spreading for about two kilometres.