ONGC gas well fire extinguished after five-day battle
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced on January 9, 2026 that Andhra Pradesh’s Dr. BR Ambedkar is conducting an aerial survey to assess the impact of ONGC gas well blowout in Konaseema district. | Photo Credit: PTI
Dr. The fire, which broke out due to a massive gas explosion in a well belonging to ONGC in BR Ambedkar Konaseema district, was extinguished on Saturday morning, January 10, 2026.
Konaseema District Joint Collector T. Nisanthi said that the explosion was completely brought under control.
“The fire has been extinguished. There is almost no flame now. The explosion was completely brought under control only this (Saturday) morning,” he said. PTI.
He also said that the closure of the Mori-5 gas well and some mudding operations, which is a technical process, are currently ongoing.
Following the gas leak in the Mori-5 well belonging to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), a huge fireball, reaching 20 meters high and 25 meters wide, exploded near the villages of Mori and Irusumanda on January 5.
The gas well, located in the lush green and well-irrigated Konaseema district, is owned by Deep Industries Ltd, the Production Development Contractor (PEC) of ONGC, an Ahmedabad-based company. It was operated by.
Following the disaster, ONGC senior management took direct operational control.
ONGC Crisis Management Team struggled to extinguish the fire for about five days and managed to extinguish the fire.
Fortunately, there was no loss of life or injury in the disaster.
It was published – 10 January 2026 13:34 IST
