An explosion occurred on a high-pressure gas pipeline in Lithuania on Friday. This was reported by the Lithuanian national television and radio company LRT..

The explosion occurred in the main pipe of the gas company Amber Grid on Friday around 17:00. It is reported that no one was injured in the explosion, but because of the danger, the authorities evacuated about 250 people from the village..

According to police, the flame reaches a height of almost 50 meters, and the fire is visible at least 17 kilometers from the explosion site..

Firefighters and three police crews are at the scene..

According to Pasvali Mayor Gintautas Geguzhinskas, the cause of the explosion is not yet clear, but according to local residents, repair work was carried out near the site of the explosion on Friday..

The pipeline transports gas for the needs of Northern Lithuania and Latvia.