An explosion has hit a gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia.

The blast happened in northern Lithuania, said the country’s gas transmission operator Amber Grid.

Lithuania’s public broadcaster LRT showed footage of a fire in the area.

Police were preparing to evacuate a nearby village, Baltic news agency BNS reported.

There were no injuries or fatalities reported, BNS added.

“We are investigating the cause of the explosion,” the Amber Grid spokesperson said.

The gas transmission system in the area consists of two parallel pipelines, and initial data indicates that the explosion occurred in one of them.

The other pipeline remained undamaged.