SARATOV, June 15The gas pipeline flare burning near Saratov reached a height of 5 meters, there were no casualties, reported the regional head office of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
«At 16.00 (15.00 Moscow time) a message was received that a gas pipeline caught fire in a field in the village of Storozhevka. Upon arrival of the first fire department, a torch fire 5 meters high occurred. There were 3 fire crews of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia at the scene. There were no injuries. the incident is being established,” the press service of the headquarters told reporters.
Earlier, Governor Roman Busargin reported that the gas pipeline in the Storozhevka area had previously depressurized due to abnormal heat and was on fire.
< br />He later reported that the landscape fire near the gas pipeline had been localized and that the remaining gas from the pipeline was being burned out.