According to preliminary data, there are no casualties as a result of the incident .
In the Russian Federation on the night of Wednesday, December 22, in the Chelyabinsk region, a branch of the main gas pipeline exploded and caught fire.
Interfax reports this.
It is noted that a torch burning is observed at the scene of the incident.
“The branch of the main gas pipeline near the turn to Chebarkul is on fire. A fiery torch soared into the sky several meters high,” the material says.
According to the newspaper, there are no casualties as a result of the incident, and there is no threat to settlements. “The fire has been localized by a section of the pipe. The gas pipeline is closed,” an interlocutor who wished to remain anonymous told the publication.
According to TASS, citing the Russian Emergencies Ministry, the gas pipeline in the Chelyabinsk Region has been liquidated.
