RUSSIA: Explosion rocks gas pipeline in Russia -

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Video shared on social media shows the aftermath of a blast on a gas pipeline in Russia, in the latest unexplained fire in the country since it invaded Ukraine.

“Explosion and fire at the gas pipeline in the north of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, town
of Pelym,” tweeted the account of War Translated, which provides updates about Russia’s war. Pelym is around 950 miles east of Moscow and 270 miles north of the Siberian energy hub of Tyumen. Russian energy giant Gazprom said that part of the Yamburg-Yelets 1 gas pipeline had caught fire at 6.37 p.m. local time on Wednesday during repairs but there was no
disruption to supplies or casualties.

The 49-second clip which as of Thursday morning had received over 82,000 views shows a huge column of fire filmed from a distance while a male narrator describes what is happening. “An emergency, a gas pipeline explosion. It appears to be near a road, next to a concrete highway on the way out of the village,” he said, “by the look of it, the taps are not turned off
yet. It will be burning for a while.” Maria Drutska, who writes about the war in Ukraine, tweeted video of the fire, writing, “Nothing is happening in Russia. Just some explosion followed by a fire occurred on a gas pipeline in the urban district of Pelym, Sverdlovsk Region.” Special Kherson Cat, which tweets about the war, also shared video of the blast. “It burns well!” tweeted the account of Ukraine Front Lines. (source)