Lithuania gas pipeline explodes, nearby village evacuated

A gas pipeline in northern Lithuania exploded on Friday, local authorities said.

What do we know so far?

“At around 5:00 p.m. (1900 GMT), an explosion took place on the Amber Grid gas pipeline in the Pasvalys district. According to preliminary data, no one was injured,” Amber Grid said in an online statement.

Amber Grid said there are two parallel pipelines in the area, with the company saying “initial data indicate that the explosion occurred in one of them. The other pipeline was not…