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02 февраля 2015 20:32
Pipeline explodes in western Kazakhstan
Explosion on a gas pipeline has occurred in West Kazakhstan Oblast early in the morning, Tengrinews reports citing Moi Gorod.
The incident occurred at around 3 a.m. on February 2 between the towns of Novenky and Akzhol in Zelenovsky District, just 30km away from the administrative center of the Oblast - Uralsk city.
According to eyewitnesses, there first was a bang and then they saw a huge flame several meters high bursting from the pipe. The fire was so strong that it could be seen from the city.
The explosion occurred on the international line of Orenburg-Novopskov pipeline that belongs to Uralsk-Central Asia, the gas-main pipeline manager company. The line feeds gas to 22 villages in Zelenovsky District, Taskala District and the city of Uralsk.
Officers of the region's Department of Emergency Situations (DES) quickly arrived at the scene. However, accessing the place was difficult.
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