<p>A pipeline blast and ammonia gas leakage has caused the death of a senior manager at SPY Agros, a private distillery, near Nandyala town in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.</p>.<p>Four other staff who managed to escape from the spot are fine.</p>.<p>With the Vizag LG Chem styrene leak mishap of 7 May fresh in their memory, people in the adjoining areas were alarmed by the incident.</p>.<p>However, Kurnool collector G Veerapandian, who inspected the site, said that there was no need for the locals to panic. The leak was plugged, and the situation is brought under control, he said.</p>.<p>The deceased is a 50-year-old general manager of the plant Srinivasa Rao.</p>.<p>“The accident occurred inside the unit at about 9:45 AM on Saturday, when after some maintenance work, the production process began. The ammonia pipe blast occurred because of high pressure build-up. Unfortunately, the GM could not move out,” Veerapandian said. </p>.<p>“We could arrest the leak within a few hours. Entire premises and surrounding areas would be sanitized. No need for any worry for the locals,” the collector said.</p>.<p>As a precaution, officials asked locals to be confined to homes and wash face with cold water if they felt any irritation, burning in the eyes. </p>.<p>In the wake of the LG Chem mishap, SPY Agros was also issued notices by the AP pollution control board and the inspector of factories, district officials told DH.</p>.<p>The collector constituted a committee headed by General Manager of the Kurnool District Industries Centre to probe the incident and submit a detailed report within a week. </p>
<p>A pipeline blast and ammonia gas leakage has caused the death of a senior manager at SPY Agros, a private distillery, near Nandyala town in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.</p>.<p>Four other staff who managed to escape from the spot are fine.</p>.<p>With the Vizag LG Chem styrene leak mishap of 7 May fresh in their memory, people in the adjoining areas were alarmed by the incident.</p>.<p>However, Kurnool collector G Veerapandian, who inspected the site, said that there was no need for the locals to panic. The leak was plugged, and the situation is brought under control, he said.</p>.<p>The deceased is a 50-year-old general manager of the plant Srinivasa Rao.</p>.<p>“The accident occurred inside the unit at about 9:45 AM on Saturday, when after some maintenance work, the production process began. The ammonia pipe blast occurred because of high pressure build-up. Unfortunately, the GM could not move out,” Veerapandian said. </p>.<p>“We could arrest the leak within a few hours. Entire premises and surrounding areas would be sanitized. No need for any worry for the locals,” the collector said.</p>.<p>As a precaution, officials asked locals to be confined to homes and wash face with cold water if they felt any irritation, burning in the eyes. </p>.<p>In the wake of the LG Chem mishap, SPY Agros was also issued notices by the AP pollution control board and the inspector of factories, district officials told DH.</p>.<p>The collector constituted a committee headed by General Manager of the Kurnool District Industries Centre to probe the incident and submit a detailed report within a week. </p>