Thane: Leakage in diesel pipeline of BPCL

Work in progress at the spot. Pic/TMC

On Thursday morning, a diesel leaked from a pipeline of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in Thane. according to the Thane Municipal Corporation officials, the area was cordoned off for the repair work. It is a 252 km-long pipeline.

The leakage in the 18 inches high-pressure diesel pipeline started at 5.21 am near a gas godown at Shil in Thane, said Avinash Sawant, Thane Municipal Corporation's Regional Disaster Management Cell.

The Navi Mumbai-based Turbhe police, local firemen and a BPCL team rushed to the spot. "The work to plug the leakage was started as soon as the officials reached the spot," the official said.

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"The diesel pipeline was shut between Mumbai and Manmad for the repair work," he said.

The company could not be immediately contacted for a response.

(with inputs from PTI)