Gas pipeline linking Lithuania and Latvia explodes. How come?
Lithuanian natural gas transmission operator Amber Grid told Reuters that its pipeline linking Lithuania to Latvia was rocked by an explosion on Friday.
Footage of the explosion has appeared on Twitter in the last 30 minutes.
A powerful explosion rocked the gas pipeline that connects Latvia and Lithuania. What's going on?? #war #BREAKING #RussiaUkraineWar #NATO pic.twitter.com/V9Mivq093K
— CassiusClan (@ClanCassius) January 13, 2023
ALERT
Massive Fire caught on video from the blast from the gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia
Public broadcaster LRT reports that the entire town of Pasvalys, located in northern Lithuania, has evacuated due to the situation. pic.twitter.com/Q9kUhPmpWc
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(@MeghUpdates) January 13, 2023
A Lithuanian gas transmission operator to Reuters has stated that there has been an explosion at a gas pipeline between Latvia and Lithuania. pic.twitter.com/EOgz2n10nE
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The site of the explosion is located in northern Lithuania. Amber Grid said an investigation into the source of the explosion was underway.
The Baltic news agency SNB said police had evacuated the entire town of Pasvalys, located in northern Lithuania, due to the situation. “The gas transmission system in the area consists of two parallel pipelines and initial data indicate that the explosion occurred in one of them,” SKY News said.
Amber Grid pipeline flows show where Natgas supplies have been cut off.
The network is an interconnected NatGas transmission system between four countries – Latvia, Belarus, Poland, Russia's Kaliningrad region, Klaip?da LNG terminal and the systems of Lithuania's gas distribution operators.
The last few months have been marked by many gas pipeline explosions, especially in Russia. We now have an explosion in the Baltics which also involves Kaliningrad and Belarus. Just randomness?
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