Olomouc firefighters on Monday continue to eliminate the consequences of Friday’s freight train crash near the village of Hustopeča nad Bečvou, which derailed 15 wagons with tanks carrying toxic benzene. The railway inspection has so far estimated the damage at 225 million Czech crowns (almost nine million euros). She said this on Monday on her website, reports TASR.
“There were 17 wagons on the train, 15 of which derailed. The damage to the scene of the emergency was so far estimated at 225 million crowns – 75 million infrastructure, 50 million train, 100 million environment, “inspected inspectors who started their own investigation of this event.
Firefighters have been working on the spot continuously since Friday noon when the accident happened. Lucie Balážová, spokeswoman for the Olomouc region, said in the broadcast of CT24 that they had drained three benzene tanks over the weekend. At the same time, she recalled that there are approximately 60 tons of this toxic substance in one. According to her, the intervention is demanding and it will take some time.
“A large number of units, firefighters are needed and at the same time intervene in severe protection, which is the biggest security measure we have. They are special suits, breathing apparatus and other equipment that needs to have firefighters to protect their health, ” explained Balážová. She added that the results from the mobile chemical laboratory, which has been taking samples from the air or water from Friday on the spot, have been negative.
According to spokeswoman Miluše Zajícová, the police found that The freight train locomotive was disconnected from the rest of the train set when passing through the signal and a rail switch near the Hustopeča Railway Station. Subsequently, the train derailed and it was captured by a fire.
“Criminal proceedings have been initiated for suspicion of a crime of general threat of negligence,” he quoted the Zajice server Novinky.cz. According to her, the documentation and documentation of the case will take several months.
