Explosion of gas pipeline in Ukraine damaged 20 m to one of the highway lines
Explosion on the transit gas pipeline " Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod " in the Poltava region damaged 20 m to one of the three lines of the gas pipeline of high pressure, informs management of the state service of Ukraine for emergencies in Poltava oblast.
" the explosion and subsequent combustion in an average line of the main gas pipeline " Urengoy - Pomary - Uzhgorod " damaged 20 m to one of the three lines of the gas pipeline of high pressure with diameter 1400 mm, laid at a depth of 2 meters, which are maintained Lyubny line production management of main gas pipelines " kyivtransgaz, " said the report.
on a place of event worked mobile operational group headed by the Chairman of civil service of Ukraine for emergency situations Sergei Bachkovski.
first of civil service of Ukraine for emergency situations said the Explosion on the gas pipeline on Tuesday was the result of seal failure, causing a leak and ignition of the gas. Emergency teams have blocked the damaged section of the pipeline, the flow of gas was transferred to the parallel gas pipeline. In the organization of " Ukrtransgaz " told that the accident does not affect the volume of gas transit to the European Union.
The Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine, first reported that considering several versions of the incident, and among them a terrorist act. A case of damage or destruction of the main gas pipeline.
" Urengoy - Pomary - Uzhgorod " - the Russian-Ukrainian export gas Pipeline. Connects gas fields in the North of Western Siberia with the end users in the European Union. The pipeline enters the Playground of Ukraine through measuring station Sudzha ", the route passes through Ukraine nine compressor stations. Learn more in