ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION<br/> <br />At least a dozen people were killed after a blast at a gas pipeline operated by state-owned energy company GAIL in India's south, authorities said.<br/> <br />The victims were local residents.<br/> <br />A fire at the scene has since been brought under control.<br/> <br />The 18-inch diameter pipeline supplies gas to a power plant operated by Lanco Infratech, a large Indian business conglomerate.<br/> <br />A GAIL spokeswoman confirmed the explosion when contacted by Reuters, but said the company was not aware of the reason and its impact.<br/> <br />The state government said it has ordered an investigation into the cause of the explosion.
