Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- A 20-inch pipe is being prepared to control a blaze fuelled by gas escaping underground at Inani in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya by the Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (BAPEX).

The plan is to regulate the gas flow through the pipe, then seal the outlet with mud mixed with cement and special chemicals.

Petrobangla Director for Operations and Mines Engineer Md Shoyeb announced the plan after visiting the site on Saturday.

After 15 days of monitoring, Bapex will carry out the operation, he said. BUET and Bapex experts have inspected the site.

BUET Assistant Prof Shahriar Mahmud said the pipe would be fitted over the opening, allowing the flow to be controlled before the outlet is sealed.

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