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[Regnum] An explosion occurred on a gas pipeline in Istanbul, NTV channel reported on March 2.
“The explosion occurred as a result of a short circuit in electrical cables in the area of the underground natural gas pipeline on Esentepe Street,” journalists reported.
According to them, the gas pipeline exploded in the Sultangazi area in the northern part of the city. Previously, the incident occurred after a short circuit in the electrical wires.
Firefighters put out the fire in 15 minutes. According to an eyewitness, after the explosion, the flames spread to the balconies of neighboring houses. There were no casualties as a result of the incident, the TV channel added.
As Regnum reported, in February 2023, there was an explosion on a gas pipeline in the Turkish province of Hatay. The incident was a consequence of the earthquake. A fire broke out in two places on the gas pipeline three kilometers away.
In August 2023, an explosion in the Turkish commercial port of Derince damaged 13 of 16 grain elevators. Twelve people were injured as a result of the incident. The governor of Kocaeli province, on whose territory the port is located, Seddar Yavuz, admitted that the explosion could have occurred due to the detonation of a grain suspension when loading grain from a ship into an elevator.
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