Fire destroys plastic pipes in Amaravati

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Fire Services Department unit   dousing flames astatine  the tract  of the occurrence  mishap  connected  the effect    entree  roadworthy  successful  Amaravati connected  Wednesday.

Fire Services Department unit dousing flames astatine the tract of the occurrence mishap connected the effect entree roadworthy successful Amaravati connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO

A ample fig of integrative pipes belonging to manufacturing institution L&T, which were meant for infrastructure works successful the superior Amaravati, were gutted successful a occurrence mishap connected Wednesday. The incidental happened connected the effect entree roadworthy astatine Velagapudi, wherever the worldly was stocked. Six occurrence tenders rushed to the spot and doused the flames. 

Amaravati Development Corporation CMD Lakshmiparthasarathy Bhasker and Director General of A.P. State Disaster Response and Fire Services P. Venkata Ramana inspecting the tract  of occurrence  mishap successful  Amaravati.

Amaravati Development Corporation CMD Lakshmiparthasarathy Bhasker and Director General of A.P. State Disaster Response and Fire Services P. Venkata Ramana inspecting the tract of occurrence mishap successful Amaravati. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO

Director General of Fire Services P. Venkata Ramana told the media that the occurrence was allegedly caused owed to a burning cigaret butt oregon ignition of adjacent adust grass. The occurrence rapidly dispersed to the pipes and it took immoderate clip to douse the flames arsenic the pipes were made of PVC, which kept them raging. The pipes were astir six-years old, helium said, suggesting that negligence caused the accident. 

Amaravati Development Corporation Limited CMD D. Lakshmiparthasarathy Bhasker and different officials inspected the spot. Meanwhile, Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha ordered an enquiry to find wether it was an mishap oregon a conspiracy. 

Published - March 11, 2026 09:28 p.m. IST

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