In Germany there was an explosion on the pipeline

In the German city of Ludwigshafen suffered a little 10 s people and at least 1 killed in explosion on a gas pipeline, owned by Gazprom and BASF. The accident happened during the repair works, the result of a gas leak.

1 person was killed, and the number of victims, by the fresh information has already reached 26 people. 7 of them seriously injured and taken to hospital in a serious condition. The blast was so powerful that at a distance of 100 meters embossed glass houses. According to various estimates, the pillar of flame rose to a height of from 40 to 150 meters, informs Abendzeitung mц?nchen.

Seriously damaged many vehicles and construction machinery, a few of the cars burned down completely. Destroyed 10s trees. The streets are lying pieces, destroyed the facades of the buildings. On the site of the explosion occurred 20-meter crater.

The firemen managed to fix the fire only after 2 and a half hours. The pipeline length is 57 km, the diameter of the pipeline is 40 see Disaster, the causes of which are still not clear, happened in the County of Oppau close to the main in the world, the German chemical company BASF. Specifically, this concern together with Gazprom has GASCADE.

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