Freight Train Fire Wales

A freight train derailed and caught fire in south wales uk late on wednesday night.

Freight train fire wales. Llangennech incident sees hundreds evacuated from homes. The freight train derailed and caught fire in llangennech carmarthenshire on wednesday night. Three carriages of the freight train. A derailed freight train caught fire nearby llangennech wales on the evening of august 26 british transport police said.

By continuing to browse or by clicking continue you agree to the storing of first and third party cookies on your device to enhance site navigation analyse site usage and assist in our marketing efforts cookie policy. Three carriages on the train which was carrying large amounts of diesel. Enormous blaze from freight train visible for miles after derailment just before midnight on wednesday. Mid and west wales fire and rescue service group manager richard felton said.

Diesel freight train catches fire at llangennech near llanelli with exclusion zone put in place last modified on thu 27 aug 2020 02 16 edt homes have been evacuated in south wales after a large. The accident forced the evacuation of homes in the village of liangennech nearby llanelli in carmarthenshire. A freight train carrying diesel has derailed and burst into flames with fuel spilling into a nearby river. Two people have been injured after a significant fire on a freight train carrying diesel in south wales.

More than 300 families were forced to flee their homes as a diesel train burst into flames in wales as police told locals it could explode at any moment. There are conflicting reports of two injuries but some media refute this. The natural resources wales website uses cookies. Emergency crews were called to llangennech near llanelli and nearby homes were.

Dramatic images and footage from the scene near llangennech show. There are no fatalities and residents have been allowed to return.