BREAKING: An explosion has hit a gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia. The blast happened in northern Lithuania, said the country's gas transmission operator Amber Grid. Sky's DominicWaghorn has the latest 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
The blast happened in the Panevezys county, northern Lithuania, said the country's gas transmission operator Amber Grid.
Police were preparing to evacuate a nearby village, Baltic news agency BNS reported."We are investigating the cause of the explosion," the Amber Grid spokesperson said.Flames rose 50 meters in the air and could be seen from a distance of at least 17km , LRT reported.
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