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On 13 January 2023, an explosion occurred on the [[Lithuania–Latvia Interconnection]] in [[Pasvalio Vienkiemiai]], [[Pasvalys District Municipality]].<ref name=lrt>[https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/1866189/dujotiekio-sprogimas-pasvalio-rajone-ugnis-lokalizuota-gyventojai-raginami-uzsidaryti-langus-ir-likti-namuose Dujotiekio sprogimas Pasvalio rajone: ugnis lokalizuota, gyventojai raginami užsidaryti langus ir likti namuose]</ref><ref>[https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/1866295/aiskeja-sprogimo-pasvalio-rajone-detales-gyventojams-duju-tiekimas-nesutriks-teigia-kad-piktybinio-poveikio-dujotiekiui-nemato Aiškėja sprogimo Pasvalio rajone detalės: gyventojams dujų tiekimas nesutriks, teigia, kad piktybinio poveikio dujotiekiui nemato]</ref>
At 16:57 Police department of Pasvalys District received the call about the fire in Pasvalio Vienkiemiai village. Flames reached up to 50 m in height. As a precaution the entire village of [[Valakėliai]] was evacuated.<ref name=lrt /> As a result Lithuania stopped natural gas transit to Latvia, while consumers in northern Lithuania were supplied by alternative pipelines.<ref name=delfi>[https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/crime/pasvalio-rajone-sprogo-dujotiekis-pliuptelejo-apie-50-metru-aukscio-liepsna.d?id=92270881 Pasvalio rajone sprogo dujotiekis: pliūptelėjo apie 50 metrų aukščio liepsna]</ref> 18km of pipeline was disconnected from the main grid to allow gas to burn out. Firefighters extinguished the flames around 21:00 local time.<ref name=bbc /> By midnight Lithuania restored gas transit between Lithuania and Latvia at reduced capacity.<ref name=delfi />
==Evacuations==
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