In Russia today, near Nizhnevartovsk, a fire occurred in the water area of the Ob River. Previously, an underwater oil pipeline is on fire.
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The head of Rosprirodnadzor, Svetlana Radionova, announced a fire on the river. She also posted a video showing the fire.
“We are establishing what happened. Previously, there was an accident on the underwater pipeline,” she said.
Now specialists of Rosprirodnadzor and the Ministry of Emergency Situations are working at the scene. A source from the Russian agency said that the pipeline had broken through. One person was burned in the fire.
“Part of the damaged product pipeline is disconnected. Oil products are burned out on the surface of the Ob River. The burning area is about 1000 square meters,” a source told the agency.
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