At least 14 persons were killed following a blast in a gas pipeline belonging to GAIL in East Godavari district on Friday.
According to eyewitnesses, people caught in the blaze were burnt alive. Fifteen others were injured and were taken to hospital.
Huge flames sent panic among people in the area.
Eight fire tenders are at the spot to contain the fire. According to sources, the fire is under control now and the supply of gas has been cut off.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu ordered probe into the incident.
"The fire has been was brought under control and rescues operations are underway. The toll may rise," District Collector Neetu Kumari Prasad told PTI.
The blast took place in the early hours, in Nagaram Village in Amalapuram mandal, about 560 kms from Hyderabad.
She said adding three persons are critically injured. All the injured have been rushed to nearby hospital, she added.
GAIL chairman B.C. Tripathi said the fire occurred in an 18-inch pipeline of the company near the ONGC refinery complex.
"The reasons for the accident are not known yet. We are currently focused on rescue and relief operations," he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and condoled the deaths.
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