Four persons were killed and multiple casualties have been reported in a massive fire that broke out in the oil and gas processing unit of the state-run ONGC plant at Uran in Navi Mumbai early Tuesday morning. The fire brigade has reached the spot and the fire has been doused.

ONGC: A fire broke out in storm water drainage, today morning in Uran oil & gas processing plant. ONGC fire services & crisis management team immediately pressed into action. Fire is being contained. No impact on Oil processing. Gas diverted to Hazira Plant. #Maharashtra https://t.co/co3OoHhOjP

— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2019

Amongst the dead are Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officers who went to the spot to bring the situation under control when a blast happened and their vehicle caught fire. A CISF spokesperson said that when they were reached the spot, three were dead and some other officials were severely injured after an explosion happened.