Mirror.co.uk | Dec 13, 2017 | 'Violent' explosion at gas plant leaves one dead and 18 injured as witnesses say it 'felt like an earthquake' | .. Rescue helicopters are circling the area and 10 fire engines and four ambulances are at the scene of the OMV gas station in Baumgarten, Austria, according to reports .. | Blogger: RT: ""ITALY DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER LACK OF GAS SUPPLIES"" Hmm... What does this mean for gas prices? The station is Austria's largest import and takeover point for natural gas, and is also thought to be the main distribution hub for natural gas imports from many countries including ""Russia and Norway"". Each year about 40 billion m³ of natural gas is redistributed via the Baumgarten station to Austria and to Western, Southern and Southeastern Europe.. Baumgarten is an ""important hub for European gas transit"", with natural gas transported to Baumgarten via Slovakia and Germany along several cross-border pipelines... Hmm.. I don't believe in coincidence and neither should you... |

A 'violent explosion' has rocked a natural gas depot in Austria with reports of one person dead and 18 people injured.

Rescue helicopters are circling the area and 10 fire engines and four ambulances are at the scene of the OMV gas station in Baumgarten, Heute reports.

One person has died after the explosion and Red Cross officials said a further 18 people were injured, the Austria Press Agency reports.

Witnesses said it 'felt like an earthquake' and saw meter high flames, local reports say.

One said "it sounded like an airplane had dropped off," adding that "the ground vibrated for ten minutes, all the inhabitants ran out of their houses."

Cars in a car park were 'melting' and 'burning down' because of the immense heat, according to reports....[READ MORE]

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Austria's main gas pipeline hub at Baumgarten (Image: AFP)