Comment: According to the words of the witness, there was a big explosion n Nyagan town in Siberia. The blow up was accompanied with a sound of "jet plane landing". He commented that the event was big.
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The gust of the main gas pipe occurred in the October region (northwest of the city Khanty Mansiysk) at 18.15 MSK on Saturday. There are no victims or injured, as mentioned in the report on the site of the Ministry.
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According to the data of the Ministry, gas workers overlapped the emergency section, and fire was liquidated at 19.16 MSK. There are no populated areas in the zone of emergency.
Comment: The above statement is perplexing, because you can clearly see that this event occurred near a populated area. Unless it was indeed very big and seen from afar.
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At present time gas is transferred to users on the backup gas pipe.
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Consequences of emergency are liquidated by "Tyumen'TransGaz" and Emergency and Disaster Relief Ministry teams of 24 people and 10 pieces of equipment.
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A similar emergency - the break of the main gas pipe with the subsequent fire occurred on Sunday morning in the suburb of Valdaya (Novgorod region). There are no injuries. According to the specialists of Emergency and Disaster Relief Ministry, possible reason for the incident is a deformation of the pipe with the so-called "fatigue of metals".
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Those pictures are impressive - what would cause that vertical shaft of bright light? Why the other pipeline fire so near by and so soon? Texas had an exploding oil refinery a day and half after this - [Link] - - curious.