Due to subsidence in Transcarpathia burned gas
Pipe in which the gas took up in the woods near the village of Khust district Gorodilova, is a backup. Gas supply to Europe was not carried out. At lunchtime on January 1, the phone 102 received a message from the Manager of Khust Department of main gas pipelines of the gas explosion. At the scene arrived investigative team. It turned out that in a forest 3 km away from the village of Khust district Gorodilova exploded gas pipe and ignited the gas. The cause of the accident on the gas pipeline was the depressurization of the pipe at a depth of 1 - 1.5 m due to subsidence. This pipe is a standby, gas on it to Slovakia from Russia is not available. 15.30 the accident was localized, the gas leak stopped. Victims of the gas explosion no. On a scene there is a special Commission. The Department of communications SEPL in the Transcarpathian regionSource: http://uzinform.com.ua/
