a shocking one the explosion in a Russian gas pipeline near St. Petersburg has caused a huge fire and several firefighters are working on the spot after the outbreak occurred between Berngardovka and Kovalevo.
This was reported by Governor Alexander Drozdenko on Telegram, quoted by the state news agency RIA Novosti.
According to Drozdenko, there is no threat to the population, no one was injured, and the cause of the explosion is currently being determined. The pressure in the main pipeline has now been reduced.
The Russian Investigative Committee said on Telegram that a team of investigators and criminology experts had been dispatched to the crash site.
For its part, the Russian Emergencies Ministry specified that the explosion and subsequent fire at the gas pipeline in the Vsevolozhsk district It was preceded by a gas leak.
“When the first fire and rescue teams arrived on the scene, it was determined that there had been a containment leak and subsequent fire in the pipeline,” the ministry said.
With information from ANSA
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Source: Clarin
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