“There is an accident, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and foresters are monitoring the perimeter,” he wrote on his Telegram channel, adding that after the gas in the pipes is burned off, restoration work will begin.
Kryuchkov also said that a complete or partial restriction of gas supplies to municipal consumers is possible on July 7. Residents of the area remain calm.
The head of the Alushta administration, Galina Ogneva, said that the fire did not pose any danger to residential buildings. According to her, the incident occurred on the main gas pipeline and not on the network that supplies homes, TASS reports.
Earlier it was reported that the day before at 21:42 the Ministry of Emergency Situations received a report about a fire in Vinogradny. According to the department, the suspension bridge of the gas pipe has been depressurized and a burning is taking place, while the fire is spreading to the forest.
According to preliminary data, the fire was located on an area of 1.5 thousand square meters. m No information has been received about the victims, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.
