An explosion at a key natural gas pipeline in Egypt's restive northern Sinai Peninsula caused a fire but no human casualties, a senior official said.
North Sinai Governor Mohamed Abdel Fadil Shousha said the explosion took pace late Thursday in el-Arish, the provincial capital.
In a statement, he said the explosion will not affect the pipeline's supply to el-Arish's residential areas or an industrial zone in central Sinai.
An investigation was underway to determine the cause of the blast, Shousha said, The Associated Press reported.
A similar explosion hit a gas pipeline in northern Sinai last month and was claimed by ISIS group affiliate.
Egypt has for years been battling an insurgency in northern Sinai that’s now led by the ISIS affiliate.
IS has carried out a number of large-scale attacks in Egypt in recent years.
