Gas pipeline explosion in Lithuania: "Like planes flying low"
Created: 01/13/2023, 19:11
By: Nail Akkoyun
An explosion has occurred in Lithuania.
© IPPEN MEDIA
An explosion has occurred in northern Lithuania.
The background is still unclear.
Panevezys – There was an explosion in a gas pipeline between Lithuania and Latvia.
This is reported by the Lithuanian gas network operator Amber Grid, among others.
As a result, the explosion occurred in the north near the village of Pasvalio Vienkiemiai in the district of Pasvalys Landes - the approximately 250 residents had to be evacuated, nobody was injured or killed.
The Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT showed footage of a fire in the area.
“There were unexpected sounds, it seemed like planes were flying somewhere low – a high-pressure gas pipeline exploded on the Valakėliai side, on the Pasvalys-Šiauliai road, a few kilometers from Pasvalys.
The flames are shooting up,” the mayor of Pasvalys district told
LTR
.
(nak)
More to come.