Another hot topic of the week - PE on Obi. 6 March near Nizhnevartovsk occurred an explosion. Black smoke clubs saw many vartovchan. It turned out that the product pipeline that passes under water was given to flow. And exactly unknown when it happened. The leak helped to detect the case: the spark jumped from the snowmobile passing past, the gas itself and the snowmobile itself, the driver got burns. And that is not all.
Gas processors quickly cut off a damaged area. The spontaneous burning continued 2 days. The hydrocarbons remaining in the highway were completely disposed of in special barns. Now the bottom of Ob is studying divers. Experts establish the causes of the incident, and the specialists of Rospotrebnadzor are studying water samples.
Emergency brigades "Sibur" studied the pipeline within the borders of the coastal line. Also, the hydrographs and divers, which went out underwater work. The damaged highway runs at a depth of 8 meters.
Mikhail Karisalov, CEO of SIBUR: "At the moment we work out with expert organizations work on the diagnosis of the pipe. There are different ways: ultrasound examination or self-propelled projectile, which will analyze defects. We will know more in the very near future. " Rutting water on the presence of petroleum products, chlorides and other toxic substances is now checking the staff of Rospotrebnadzor. They took samples at the site of the gust, above and lower by Obi, as well as in the area of Megion, Langepas and Surgut. The first results are already obtained. Andrei Zobnitsev, Deputy Governor of Ugra: "Samples indicate the absence of pollution. The information was rechecked by representatives of Rosrybolovnia for a curl fish in Surgut. Official comments are given that this is associated with a low level of oxygen in Ob. It is repeated annually. As for drinking water, its quality has not suffered. Epidemiologists reported almost immediately after the incident. Andreyan Borhonayev, and. about. The head of the territorial department of Rospotrebnadzor in Nizhnevartovsky district: "In Nizhnevartovsk, drinking water is served from the Wah river, which is much higher in the flow. There are no pollution to happen. Cities below: Megion, Vata settlements and Purchase water is obtained from underground sources. There are 200-400 meters protected horizons. Pollution can not be too. " The banks of the river and the focus of Obi in the area of the gust are now controlled by Sibur and the operational services of Nizhnevartovsky district. Yugorcans are advised not to go on ice and in other places. Natalia Komarova, Governor of Ugra: "Much has depends on your efficiency, professionalism and reliability of conclusions, ranging from the fate of people who are responsible for this or that question, ending with the security of the inhabitants of the region." All the results of work and research will be published in open access as arrival. This governor of Ugra, who visited the place of the accident, asked all the participants of the incident to pay special attention.