Explosion Tears Through Russian Gas Pipeline During Repairs

Explosion Tears Through Russian Gas Pipeline During Repairs
Firefighters work at the site of gas explosion, near the village of Yambakhtino, some 50km (31miles) south of Cheboksary, Chuvashia region, Russia, in a still from video released on Dec. 20, 2022. Ministry of Emergency Situations press service via AP
The Associated Press
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MOSCOW—An explosion during repairs on a section of a Europe-bound natural gas pipeline in western Russia killed three people on Tuesday but didn’t affect export supplies, officials said.

The explosion ripped through a section of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline in the Chuvashia region during repair work. Three repair workers were killed and one was injured by the blast, which sent a huge plume of burning gas skyward, regional authorities said.