The Investigative Committee of Russia’s Saratov Region stated that investigators have launched a procedural investigation into the fact of a gas explosion in the underground main pipeline near Saratov. This has been reported telegram channel departments.
In the statement, it was stated that a preliminary investigation control was carried out regarding the incident in accordance with the article “Provision of services that do not meet the requirements for the life safety or health of consumers” of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
The Investigation Committee added that an appropriate decision will be made based on the results of the investigation.
Before that, the governor of the Saratov region, Roman Busargin statedIt was stated that there would be no gas outage in Saratov due to the accident that occurred near the city.
15 June Bushargin reportedAccording to preliminary information, a loss of pressure occurred in the gas pipeline near the village of Storozhevka due to abnormal heat, causing a fire.
It was also reported that the initial cause of the incident was repeated. a leak gas The previous incident occurred on May 16 during the clearing of debris from structures and trees in the area of u200bu200bthe Stolypin Industrial Park. The leak was later discovered and fixed.
eyewitness before said About a fire on a gas pipeline near Saratov.