ONGC Gas Well Fire Extinguished After Five-Day Battle in Konaseema District

• A major gas well fire at ONGC's Mori-5 well in BR Ambedkar Konaseema district was extinguished on Saturday morning after a five-day battle.
• Konaseema District Joint Collector T Nisanthi confirmed the blowout is fully controlled and flames are almost gone.
• The fire erupted on January 5 near Mori and Irusumanda villages, creating a massive fireball 20 meters high and 25 meters wide.
• The well was operated by Deep Industries Ltd, but ONGC senior management took direct operational control after the disaster.
• The ONGC Crisis Management Team successfully doused the blaze, with no loss of life or injury reported.

Why It Matters: ONGC successfully extinguished a five-day gas well fire in Konaseema, preventing casualties.