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Ivano-Frankivsk
Huge fire erupts at oil pipeline in west Ukraine
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
LAST UPDATE | 30 Sep 2023
A HUGE FIRE has erupted at an oil pipeline in the western Ukrainian region of Ivano-Frankivsk, injuring nine people, emergency services have said.
Unverified footage shared on social media showed billowing clouds of thick black smoke over what appeared to be a village.
“At 5 p.m. , near the village of Strymba, Nadvirna district, an oil pipeline (150 millimetres in diameter) ruptured,” Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said.
It said that the rupture led to an oil spill spanning an area of 100 square metres.
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear, but local media outlets said there had been a powerful explosion.
“Nine people were injured,” the region’s governor Svitlana Onyshchuk said.
“According to preliminary information, two children and three adults are in critical condition, with numerous burns,” she added.
“Rescuers are working at the scene,” the emergency services said.
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