New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- A gas pipeline leak at a well in Andhra Pradesh's Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema district, managed by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)'s production contractor Deep Industries Ltd, erupted into flames with a loud explosion on Monday.

According to preliminary details, there were no reports of fatalities or injuries, a Maharatna company official said, as reported by PTI. After the leak and the ensuing fire, senior ONGC officials from Rajahmundry rushed to Mori village, where the blaze occurred at the Mori-5 well, the official added.

The official said that the blaze was caused by a gas pipeline leak at the Mori-5 well, which is being operated by Deep Industries Ltd as part of production enhancement activities. "The fir...