19 Jul 2011 11:16

Fire localized at gas pipeline near Yaroslavl oil refinery

MOSCOW. July 19 (Interfax) - A fire that broke out on a gas pipeline in the Yaroslavl region has been localized and is no longer a threat to an oil refinery near the pipeline, the regional emergency situations center informed Interfax.

"No fatalities have been reported. One man was injured. Part of the construction equipment has been destroyed," an emergencies spokesman said.

"The fire broke out at an idle stretch of the gas pipeline. Gas that remained in the pipeline caught fire, but poses no threat to nearby facilities," the spokesman said.