50-meter flames from explosion in gas pipeline connecting Lithuania to Latvia- Watch video

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The explosion caused damage without causing casualties, Lithuania’s natural gas transmission company said.

Flames rose about 50 meters into the sky and were visible for at least 17 kilometers after the explosion earlier today at an Amber Grid natural gas pipeline linking the Baltic states to Poland in northern Lithuania.

Video released by Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT shows a fire raging at the site of the explosion in Panevezys County in northern Lithuania.

The explosion caused damage without causing casualties, Lithuania’s natural gas transmission company said.

“We are investigating the cause of the explosion,” said an Amber Grid spokesperson.

The company announced that according to the initial estimates, it does not see malicious causes for the explosion, but the investigations will cover all possible scenarios.

The fire will soon be extinguished as the gas supply has been shut off, Amber Grid said.

Povilas Balciunas, head of public administration in the nearby town of Paslavis, told Reuters the fire was still raging at 19:50 Greek time.

Police were preparing to evacuate a village near the scene, Baltic news agency BNS reported.

No injuries or deaths have been reported, BNS added.

PHOTO SOURCE: Facebook/ Gintautas Geguzinskas

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