HYDERABAD: At least 16 persons including women and children were killed while many others sustained injuries after an explosion at a gas pipeline in the Indian southern state of Andhra Pradesh on Friday morning.
The blast took place at the gas pipeline owned by the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) in the East Godavari district.
The Andhra Pradesh Home Minister N. Chinna Rajappa said that the blast caused a massive fire and surrounding areas were evacuated.
The cause of the blast was not yet known.
