In Kanavinskom district of Lower Novgorod as a result of igniting on a gas pipeline early today the burns of different degrees of weight got 5 persons, Main administration reports MEM MEASURES of Russian FEDERATION on Nizhegorodskoy of area. Four men are hospitalized with burns, one gave up hospitalization. An incident happened near 10:00 msk, when the brigade of workers conducted earthmovings in the district of d.298 on the Moscow highway in Lower Novgorod. By a power-shovel the area of gas pipeline was damaged
high pressure by a diameter 700 mm. The torch burning of gas happened, burns got five workers.The threat of explosion is not present. Presently on a pipeline chokes are put, gas tailings burn down in the damaged pipe.Firemen work in place of incident
and avariyno-spasatel’nye subdivisions of MEM MEASURES, employees of gas service.
