Two blasts ripped through a gas pipeline owned by Intergas Central Asia JSC in Kazakhstan’s Mangistaus region, on Wednesday, the republic’s Emergency Ministry said.
“At 01:40 local time on Wednesday two blasts occurred at Intergas Central Asia’s pipeline one kilometre off the village of Sai-Utes causing a blaze that broke out soon after. Gas supply through the pipeline was cut. No victims have been reported so far,” the source said.
Around 80 fire-fighters and 10 vehicles are engaged in tackling the blaze.
Intergas Central Asia JSC is a subsidiary of Kaz TransGaz, a state-run gas transport company.
The ruptured pipeline pumps Central Asian and Russian transit gas through the territory of Kazakhstan.