Russian gas pipeline explodes near St. Petersburg, video shows - Fox News

An detonation erupted successful a state pipeline outside St. Petersburg successful Russia Saturday, according to a societal media station by the politician of the Leningrad Region.

"Firefighters and rescuers extinguish a occurrence caused by a state pipeline depressurization betwixt Berngardovka and Kovalevo," Gov. Alexander Drozdenko said connected Telegram. "There is nary menace to the colonisation and the dispersed of occurrence to residential areas."

Explosion connected pipeline successful Leningrad, Russia extracurricular of St. Petersburg. (Reuters Photo)

The politician said the nonstop origin of the fireball that emerged successful videos connected societal media was inactive being investigated. 

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No proposition of sabotage has been mentioned and Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said the detonation was apt the effect of "depressurization" successful pipeline, which officials person further reduced to halt the fire, Russian media outlet RIA reported.

Explosion connected pipeline successful Leningrad, Russia extracurricular of St. Petersburg. (Reuters )

Drozdenko said that exigency unit members allowed the state to pain disconnected and "are getting acceptable to commencement repairing the state pipeline."

The politician besides looked to guarantee section residents and said contempt the alarming footage circling societal media – including videos that showed a important fireball and pain tract pursuing the large detonation – the surrounding wood areas were apt not successful information from the occurrence spreading. 

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Drozdenko said the Vsevolozhsk thermal powerfulness works has been "switched" to proviso lipid alternatively of state to "ensure uninterrupted vigor supply."

No casualties successful the blast oregon ensuing occurrence person been reported, according to the section governor.