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Gas leak: Fire in pipeline

Two fire tenders were pressed to service and the fire was doused immediately, before it could spread.

Bengaluru: An accidental fire broke out due to gas leak at a GAIL pipeline in Parappana Agrahara on Sunday evening.

The incident took place at around 7 pm in AECS layout. Two fire tenders were pressed to service and the fire was doused immediately, before it could spread.

Police said the fire and emergency personnel along with a team from GAIL are investigating about the cause of the gas leak.

An official from fire and emergency services confirmed that no casualties have been reported in the incident.

According to the officials, there were three to four leaks on the same pipeline and it took more than an hour to bring the fire under control.

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