Video: Huge Fire At Oil Pipeline In Ukraine
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The cause of the fire was not immediately clear, but local media outlets said there had been a powerful explosion.
A huge fire has erupted at an oil pipeline in the western Ukrainian region of Ivano-Frankivsk, injuring three people, emergency services said Saturday. A powerful explosion in Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine. According to preliminary data, the incident may have occurred at an oil depot or gas pipeline. Its cause is still unknown. pic.twitter.com/eCkIIbRIRU
Unverified footage shared on social media showed billowing clouds of thick black smoke over what appeared to be a village.
"At 5 p.m. (1400 GMT), near the village of Strymba, Nadvirna district, an oil pipeline (150 millimetres in diameter) ruptured," Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
