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Three die in Russian gas pipeline blast

Authorities say blaze at trunkline in Chuvashiya region has stopped burning, with exports to Europe unaffected by explosion and fire

Blast site: Smoke and flames can be seen after an explosion on the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas trunkline near the village of Yambakhtino in the Russian region of Chuvashiya.
Blast site: Smoke and flames can be seen after an explosion on the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas trunkline near the village of Yambakhtino in the Russian region of Chuvashiya.Photo: AP/SCANPIX
  • Vladimir Afanasiev
Published 21 December 2022, 13:04Updated 21 December 2022, 13:36
GazpromRussiaUrengoyUkraineEurope