Diesel Train Derailment Wales

About 300 people were evacuated from their homes in llangennech near llanelli in.

Diesel train derailment wales. Ten of the train s wagons derailed as it. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes in south wales after a large freight train believed to be carrying a large amount of diesel derailed and caught fire. At about 11 15pm on wednesday 26 august 2020 a freight train with 25 tank wagons each containing up to 100 000 litres of diesel derailed near llangennech carmarthenshire. A freight train that derailed and caught fire in south wales was hauling 25 wagons each holding up to 100 tonnes of diesel or gas oil investigators said.

The freight train derailed and caught fire in llangennech carmarthenshire on wednesday night. A diesel train that derailed in wales and spilt 72 500 gallons of fuel which sparked a major fire veered off the tracks after its wheels were damaged investigators ruled. At around 11 30pm on wednesday august 26. There may be long term effects from diesel spillage after a train derailed in carmarthenshire natural resources wales has said.

It took fire crews 33 hours to put out the blaze after the freight train carrying 25 tank wagons of puma energy s diesel between pembrokeshire to theale near reading in berkshire derailed at 23. An as yet unknown amount of diesel from a derailed train is flowing into a protected marine area and the extent of the ecological impact is not yet clear. Ten wagons each containing 75 tonnes of diesel derailed and. Ten of the train s.

Ten wagons each containing up to 75 tonnes of diesel derailed with oil spilling into the loughor.