Leakage of LPG from tanker parked near IOC plant plugged

KOCHI:  Gas leaked from a tanker carrying 17 tonnes of LPG, parked at the bay of Indian Oil Corporation's storage and bottling plant at nearby Udayamperoor this morning, but was plugged, IOC sources said.

The leakage was noticed at around 8 am and it was plugged by 10.30 am, they said, adding, the operations of the plant, which was shut down temporarily, resumed by 11 am.

The gauge of the tanker was found to have been damaged from where the gas leaked, the sources said.

Eight LPG tankers were parked near the plant when the leakage took place.

Joint efforts by Fire force, police and IOC officials helped plug the leak.

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