Explosion reported on Russian gas pipeline

In Russia, an explosion occurred on a gas pipeline in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug [a type of federal subject of the Russian Federation – ed.] and injured people.

Russian emergency services reported that the explosion occurred on the section of the main gas pipeline in the Beloyarsky district, approximately 30 kilometres from the village of Lihma, Ukrainska Pravda reports, citing Russia's RIA Novosti news agency.

Subsequently, the Russian authorities reported that one person died and five were injured in a gas pipeline explosion. The fire occurred during repair work.

A source in the emergency services of the Russian Federation stated that "an inactive gas pipeline ignited in the block valve area of the linear part of an unused line of the main gas pipeline of Gazprom Transgaz Yugorsk of the Bobrovsk linear production of the Yamal-Europe management".