A large explosion has been reported on a section of a gas pipeline in Lutuhyny in the occupied Luhansk region. The RIA Novosti news agency said the explosion late on January 7 resulted in a cutoff of gas service to more than 13,000 customers. Workers have been sent to the site to restore the gas pipeline, said Luhanskgaz. The explosion follows another explosion and fire on December 20 on a pipeline transporting Russian natural gas to Europe that killed three workers. A day earlier, a fire hit a natural gas field in the Siberian region of Irkutsk, injuring seven people. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
Main Gas Pipeline Explodes In Luhansk, Cutting Gas Supply To Thousands
The explosion follows another explosion and fire on December 20 on a pipeline transporting Russian natural gas to Europe that killed three workers.