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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>{{cite web |title=Dujotiekio sprogimas Pasvalio rajone: ugnis lokalizuota, gyventojai raginami užsidaryti langus ir likti namuose |url= https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/1866189/dujotiekio-sprogimas-pasvalio-rajone-ugnis-lokalizuota-gyventojai-raginami-uzsidaryti-langus-ir-likti-namuose |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt |date= 13 January 2023 |access-date=13 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Aiškėja sprogimo Pasvalio rajone detalės: gyventojams dujų tiekimas nesutriks, teigia, kad piktybinio poveikio dujotiekiui nemato |url= https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/1866295/aiskeja-sprogimo-pasvalio-rajone-detales-gyventojams-duju-tiekimas-nesutriks-teigia-kad-piktybinio-poveikio-dujotiekiui-nemato |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt |date= 13 January 2023 |access-date=13 January 2023}}</ref>
At 16:57, Police department of Pasvalys District received the call about the fire in Pasvalio Vienkiemiai village.<ref>{{cite web |title= Lietuvā netālu no Latvijas eksplodējis gāzes vads; remonts var aizņemt nedēļas (plkst. 20.45) |url= https://www.delfi.lv/news/arzemes/foto-lietuva-netalu-no-latvijas-eksplodejis-gazes-vads-remonts-var-aiznemt-nedelas-plkst-2045.d?id=55125856 |website=delfi.lv |publisher=[[Delfi (web portal)|DELFI LV]] |language=lv |date= 13 January 2023 |access-date=14 January 2023}}</ref> Flames reached up to 50 m in height and could be seen at a distance of at least 17 km. 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>{{cite web |title= Pasvalio rajone sprogo dujotiekis: pliūptelėjo apie 50 metrų aukščio liepsna |url= https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/crime/pasvalio-rajone-sprogo-dujotiekis-pliuptelejo-apie-50-metru-aukscio-liepsna.d?id=92270881 |website=delfi.lt |publisher=[[Delfi (web portal)|DELFI LT]] |language=lt |date= 13 January 2023 |access-date=13 January 2023}}</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/>
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