A train with benzol was derailed in the Czech Republic, the flames reach up to a height of 20 meters
Towards Slovakia recommend other connections.
Přerov. In the village of Hustopeča nad Bečvou in the Czech Republic, a freight train derailed on Friday shortly before noon.
Benzene, flammable and toxic liquid began to escape from the damaged rail tank.
Firefighters declared a special degree of fire alarm. On the social network X they said that five wagons are burning due to the leakage of benzene.
According to the Czech Railways, traffic on the track is stopped. There is no information about injuries yet, spokesman Martin Kavka said.
According to eyewitnesses, the fire was accompanied by twenty meters of flames and heavy black smoke, the inhabitants of the village will be warned not to ventilate, said the vice -deputy of the village Zdenek Vala.
« Several wagons and locomotive are burning. Firefighters of the Olomouc region and railway administration already intervene on the spot.
On the spot there are firefighters from three regions and about 50 pieces of technology, the intervention is also heading for a chemical laboratory, and support from the air is also solved. Police officers said they had closed and detecting the circumstances of the event.
The accident happened in the afternoon, according to witnesses, large flames were also observable from a great distance. « Firefighters informed us that through radio the inhabitants will be warned that they should not ventilate. Now it is not as terrible as it was, it was initially smoke and high flames estimated 15 to 20 meters.
According to Czech Railway, the currently interrupted traffic on the line border in Moravia – Horná Lideč in the section Hustopeča nad Bečvou and Lhotka nad Bečvou.
« The dispatching is working on providing replacement bus transport, » the railway report said. Given the expected longer interruption of operation, they recommend that passengers use the connections through Ostrava when traveling to Slovakia.
Travel documents Issued for Czech Railways to Slovakia and Slovakia through Horní Lideč can also be used for trains through the station Čadca.
« For train -bound tickets, the link is canceled. This is true for roads to / from Žilina and further and also for the Púchov station. Passengers will be transported without a travel supplement, » the track said.
Benzene is clear, harmful and flammable to health. It arises in coke. It consists of benzene, toluene, xylene and other compounds. In the past, the substance has been used as a component of fuel mixtures for internal combustion engines.
Kavka said on Czech Television that extinguishing also complicates the fact that there are many substances in tanks, foam must be used and firefighters must have breathing technology. « There may be a partial explosion, firefighters must be cautious, » Kavka said.
