Environmental
Disaster
GAS PIPELINE EXPLODES IN
(Kao-Wao /
A section of a gas pipeline exploded on
local time in southern
The explosion on the Kanbauk-Myaingkalay gas pipeline
occurred near La-Mine
village headmen reported to the
authorities to stop sending gas from its
source. After an hour of
leaking, it was reported, the State Peace and
Development Council authorities managed to put out the fire,
which destroyed
some plants near the area.
According to the Democratic Voice of
have not figured out what caused the
explosion. Neither damage was reported
nor the insurgent groups had
claimed responsibility.
After explosion, the SPDC authorities ordered local Burma
Army to increase
security along the pipeline.
It was the third time such an accident
occurred and the two were occurred
last year. On
pipeline near a bridge between
Chaktwe and Daymai Mon village in Mudon
Township exploded at one of its junctions adjacent to two
Mon villages.
Another section of the gas pipeline exploded on
local time near Anin and
Hntit-kayin villages of Ye Township razing a
railway bridge and preventing
access along
“People living near the gas pipeline are concerned for their
safety. They
argue it was built with poor
technology and engineering”, said Nai Chan from
Ye,
SPDC's Ministry of Construction built the
Kanbauk-Myaingkalay pipeline in
early 2001 in cooperation with
security from the Southeast Military Command
that took seven months to complete.
The 150 miles KanPauk- MyaingKalay
pipeline runs across
State was built from Kanbauk on-shore gas station to supply
a cement factory
in Pa-an Township,
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