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Muzaffarpur PNG Pipeline Blast, Gobarsahi, Bihar: One Dead, At Least Six Hurt After Drain Digging Hits Gas Line

On Monday, 2 November 2026, a buried piped natural gas (PNG) pipeline was damaged while a roadside drain was being dug in the Gobarsahi-Dumri area of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The leaking gas exploded and caught fire. The District Magistrate said one person died and six were injured and ordered an inquiry; other outlets report more injured, from four to 15. A four-storey building was severely damaged, windowpanes within about 100 metres were shattered and vehicles were damaged. The gas company's technical team closed the main valve and the area was evacuated. The contractor and the gas company are not named in the reports we opened, and the cause, any permit or pipeline map, and responsibility are not established. A similar PNG leak during drain digging was reported near Rahua in the same district on 17 July 2026.