A major gas leak from an operational ONGC oil well caused widespread panic in a village in Andhra Pradesh's Konaseema district.
The oil well is located in Irusumanda village of Konaseema's Razole area. The incident occurred while repair works were underway using a workover rig after the well had temporarily halted production. During the repairs, a powerful blowout released a massive volume of gas mixed with crude oil, which shot high into the air.