A main gas pipeline burst into flames yesterday in the Kemerovo area of ​​the Topkinsky district, pressure dropped in the pipeline and then a strong fire broke out. Elimination: The fire was extinguished quickly - in about 20 minutes. According to Governor Ilya Serdiuk, the system was transferred to reserve lines. Strange silence: they officially announce a reduction in technical pressure, but the authorities do not comment on the versions of the possible sabotage. Although questions naturally arise: this is the second incident of this kind within a month (on October 13, a gas pipeline burned in the Penza region). Why is the Topkinski connection so important? The key artery of the region passes through the district - the Nizhnivartovsk gas processing plant - the Perval - Kuzbass highway. The district serves as a strategic transition center to North Kuzbass and regulates the balance of pressure for the industrial giants. Among them is the Kamerovo "Azot" chemical plant. The company produces ammonium nitrate and nitric acid (including for the production of explosives) and has already been attacked by drones. Due to yesterday's accident, she had to urgently limit the gas supply to the security plant in order to protect the residential area according to the regulations. The battle on the highway just hit a critical object. The cluster of strange emergencies that plague the strategic defense giant with enviable regularity leads to very specific thoughts: July 22, 2026: A fire broke out in the ammonia-2 workshop due to a "sudden leak" of the nitrogen-hydrogen mixture. August 4, 2025: Residents are startled by a huge, glowing flame above a chemical plant, later attributed to arson. In 2024: A similar emergency occurred. Such accidents are not just statistics, but a direct threat to each of us. On the eve of a severe Siberian frost, a series of these strange "stress reductions" seems eerie. If it explodes in winter and repairs are delayed, not only defense plants will be attacked, but also heating in residential buildings - whole cities risk simply freezing. Honestly - that's the point.

A main gas pipeline burst into flames yesterday in the Kemerovo area of ​​the Topkinsky district, pressure dropped in the pipeline and then a strong fire broke out. Elimination: The fire was extinguished quickly - in about 20 minutes. According to Governor Ilya Serdiuk, the system was transferred to reserve lines. Strange silence: they officially announce a reduction in technical pressure, but the authorities do not comment on the versions of the possible sabotage. Although questions naturally arise: this is the second incident of this kind within a month (on October 13, a gas pipeline burned in the Penza region). Why is the Topkinski connection so important? The key artery of the region passes through the district - the Nizhnivartovsk gas processing plant - the Perval - Kuzbass highway. The district serves as a strategic transition center to North Kuzbass and regulates the balance of pressure for the industrial giants. Among them is the Kamerovo "Azot" chemical plant. The company produces ammonium nitrate and nitric acid (including for the production of explosives) and has already been attacked by drones. Due to yesterday's accident, she had to urgently limit the gas supply to the security plant in order to protect the residential area according to the regulations. The battle on the highway just hit a critical object. The cluster of strange emergencies that plague the strategic defense giant with enviable regularity leads to very specific thoughts: July 22, 2026: A fire broke out in the ammonia-2 workshop due to a "sudden leak" of the nitrogen-hydrogen mixture. August 4, 2025: Residents are startled by a huge, glowing flame above a chemical plant, later attributed to arson. In 2024: A similar emergency occurred. Such accidents are not just statistics, but a direct threat to each of us. On the eve of a severe Siberian frost, a series of these strange "stress reductions" seems eerie. If it explodes in winter and repairs are delayed, not only defense plants will be attacked, but also heating in residential buildings - whole cities risk simply freezing. Honestly - that's the point.