Rahova explosion: INSEMEX experts point to a possible crack in the gas pipeline supplying the block due to a short circuit
INSEMEX specialists formulated the first hypothesis regarding the explosion in the Rahova neighborhood: the gas pipe supplying the block would have been cracked following a short circuit produced in an underground electric cable, which would have led to the accumulation of gas.
The gas that caused the explosion would have come from the pipe that supplied the block. PHOTO: Profimedia
Specialists of the National Research and Development Institute for Mining Safety and Anti-Explosive Protection (INSEMEX) made an important discovery in the investigation of the explosion that occurred on Friday morning in the block of flats in the Rahova district, Bucharest.
The first data indicate that the gas leaks would have been caused by a breakdown in the pipe supplying the building, most likely caused by an electrical short circuit that occurred nearby.
According to Observer News, experts extracted the gas pipeline from under the affected block and discovered several cracks on its surface. The pipe, which connected to the main pipeline, passed through an underground technical tunnel, also used for electrical cables and the water network.
“A short circuit in the electrical cable may have caused the gas line to crack,” note the cited source. This failure would have allowed the gas to accumulate in the underground spaces, then propagating through the technical column of the block.
News being updated.
