One person is dead and 18 others have been injured in an explosion at a natural gas facility near Austria's border with Slovakia.
Two medical helicopters and 240 firefighters were sent to the scene, the Austria Press Agency reported.
Police said the cause of the explosion was technical.
"A wide area has been sealed off and there are expected to be several injured," the spokesman said.
Operator Gas Connect Austria said the incident should have no effect on gas deliveries to Austria, Germany and France but those to Italy might be reduced.
The facility has been shut down, Gas Connect spokesman Armin Teichert said.
Baumgarten is an important hub for European gas transit. Natural gas is transported to Baumgarten via Slovakia and Germany along several cross-border pipelines.
Gas flows are then delivered throughout Europe via Austria's transmission network.
Slovakia's main gas transit route to Austria was suspended after the explosion, Slovak pipeline operator Eustream said.
Russia's Gazprom Export said it was working on redirecting gas flows and trying to secure uninterrupted supplies to clients.
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