Sept 10 (Reuters) - Two people died in a fire at an oil

pipeline in Russia's Orenburg region, 1,500 km (930 miles)

southeast of Moscow, the regional prosecutor's office said on

Tuesday.

An investigation is under way into the cause of the fire at

the Garshinskoye oilfield is underway, it said.

Interfax news agency, citing local emergency services, said

the pipeline belongs to the NNK-Orenburgneftegaz company. It

quoted local authorities as saying the fire at the pipeline had

been extinguished.

The Investigative Committee said a criminal case had been

opened into suspected violation of industrial safety

requirements which resulted in deaths.