The gas carrier Transgaz accuses that in the case of works on the Moldovan highway, where an explosion occurred on the gas pipeline, the developer did not comply with the provisions of Notice on the object 219/2197/04/01/2021 issued by the company. . The developer is the company Spedition UMB, owned by Dorinel Umbrerescu.

The approval referred to by Transgaz was granted for the works “Focsani – Bacău Highway (including utilities) located in Vranca County”, the builder does not have a CTE approval from SNTGN Transgaz SA for the transfer/replacement technical project. gas pipeline crossing the project.

On the night of September 21, 2023, in the county of Vranca, around 01:15, on the natural gas pipeline Dn800 Șendreni-Onești, in the district of Călimănești, at kilometer 93+328 before SCV Șendreni, respectively kilometer 52+174 before NT Onești, under during the execution of works on the A7 Moldova highway (Focşani – Bacău), a major technical incident involving a fire occurred, Transgaz reports in a press release.

Transgaz: Gas suppliers and consumers were not affected

Transgaz representatives immediately went to the scene and took all the necessary technical measures to extinguish the flames, isolate the gas pipeline, and eliminate other risks to people’s lives and the environment.

Suppliers and consumers of natural gas were not affected, SNTGN Transgaz SA is taking all necessary technical measures to ensure the supply of natural gas to the region, the message also states.

We remind you that after the explosion at the gas pipeline in Kelimeneşt, four people were found burned, and five more were injured. The dead were working on the construction of the A7 motorway, also called Autostrada Moldovei. The authorities of Vranca activated the Red Intervention Plan on the night of Wednesday to Thursday after a fire engulfed a gas main at a construction site. According to the first information, the cause of the incident was human error. The gas pipe got under the car.

The prefect of Vrancha talks about the pipeline, which was at a different depth than was known

Vranca District Prefect Nikushor Halici said on Thursday that checks are being carried out on the gas pipeline, which was supposed to be at a depth of 1.8m, but according to initial investigations, the pipeline is about one meter underground. made by an official on the spot.

“From the first conclusions, it is human error, now we see where the human error comes from, from the design of this road, that it will not be at the correct depth compared to what was done in 2017, the last time. , in this area, areas with degradation of more than 40% would be repaired. It was checked in 2016, this gas pipeline is main and can withstand, according to the checks, a pressure of 45 bar, it had 35 bar atmospheres at the time of the explosion, and it was kept like that, 10 atmospheres below the date of the checks,” said the prefect.

He clarified that “maybe the night factor also contributed” and noted that the investigation is ongoing. “First of all, it is serious that four people died, two of them are very difficult to identify, two of the five wounded are more serious, but I understand that the chances are quite high that nothing worse will happen,” he said. .

The company that carried out work on the A7 route knew about the existence of this pipeline, the prefect also said.

He noted that, according to the information available to him, there were 10 workers at the construction site at the time of the explosion.

There are 14 sections where the highway route intersects with the gas pipeline, and work is currently suspended, Galici said.