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Oil pipe exploded in Yamal tundra

Source: BarentsObserver.com

Oil spill covered 100 square meters of land after an explosion in an oil-gathering line in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug last week, according to BarentsObserver.com

According to the local Emergency Management Service, the accident was probably caused by metal fatigue, Uralinform.ru writes. A fire broke out, but was reported to have been put out quickly. No people were harmed in the accident and there was no danger of fire spreading.

The pipe belongs to the company Rosneft-Purneftegaz, according to BarentsObserver.com.

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