Gas well blaze will be doused in a week, everything under control, says Andhra official

A massive jet fire of up to 20 metres height and 25 metres width erupted around 12.40 pm on January 5 near Mori and Irusumanda villages after a gas leak at an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation -owned well, Mori-5, whose intensity has been reduced now.

"In one week, we will be capping the whole incident, they said. They said it will take one week. Fire's intensity and the spread of flames reduced from Tuesday morning slowly. Right now, everything is under control," Konaseema district collector R Mahesh Kumar said, addressing a press conference, accompanied by ONGC officials.

ONGC officials said the fire will be there for the next four to five days but with a minor flame, he said, adding that ONGC officials have confirmed to him that "there are no chances of escalation".