Lentransgaz pipeline break won't harm supply

The head of the Lentransgaz distribution company said an early Sunday pipeline break in the Leningrad region won't be noticed by consumers.

"Gas shipments to consumers are not at risk," General Director Sergei Fursenko told Interfax. "The gas pipeline has a reliable reserve and gas has been channeled into a reserve pipeline."

Fursenko said there has been no cause of the break established, but said everything is "normal for such accidents."

The Emergency Situations Ministry's Main Department for the Leningrad Region said a fire was started by the 9 a.m. Sunday break but was contained by 11:30 a.m.