Strong explosion reportedly hits Russia’s Saratov

A powerful explosion has occurred in the Russian Saratov region.

According to preliminary data, the blast took place on a gas pipeline, Ura.ru reports.

The newspaper Izvestia, quoting a source in the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, there was a depressurisation on the gas pipeline Peschany-Umet-Storozhevka and the subsequent fire in Saratov.

At the scene of the incident, the grass is burning in an area of 2 hectares and four fire brigades are working.