NALCHIK, September 4 (RIA Novosti) - Gas supplies to four towns in the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, in Russia's North Caucasus region, have been cut off due to a pipe explosion, the republic's police source said.
The pipe was badly damaged in an explosion late Wednesday in the town of Elbrus, a settlement near a mountain of the same name. Supplies to 173 private homes and six multi-story buildings have been cut off, affecting about 2,000 people in four settlements.
Repairs are underway, and the cause of the explosion is being established. According to preliminary data, the blast was caused by an unidentified explosive device that went off beneath the pipe.
