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Blast hits Azerbaijani gas pipeline
No injuries recorded after fire broke out following explosion in Sangachal terminal, 50km from Baku
27.12.2016 - Update : 01.01.2017
Smoke and flames rise after an explosion at a gas pipeline in Sangachal town, 50 km from the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku on December 27, 2016. (Resul Rehimov - Anadolu Agency)
By Ruslan Rehimov
BAKU, Azerbaijan
An Azerbaijani energy company has confirmed there were no deaths or injuries at a gas pipeline explosion on Tuesday.
Azerbaijan's state-owned energy company SOCAR said the blast happened at the 1,000-millimeter-diameter gas pipeline at the Sangachal terminal about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of the capital Baku.
The reason for the explosion was unknown, it added.
Security forces and fire teams were dispatched to the area.
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