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A large quantity of fuel oil fell from an oil tanker car after a train carrying oil bound for Sylhet (No. 951) from Pahartali in Chittagong derailed in Chanmari near Satgaon railway station in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar district. Locals were seen looting oil from the derailed train. Meanwhile, the movement of trains on the Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong railways will take a long time to become normal, the Bangladesh rail division engineer told the Bengali Tribune. Sultan Ali.
Local resident witness Jasim Uddin said seven bogies from the tanker capsized while descending around 10:30 a.m. Due to the high speed of the train, the train overturned due to lack of control.
Rebaka Begum, Kusum Begum and Sumi Begum from Chanmari village said that oil from the wagon spilled on the ground. We are collecting these oils and taking them. We are poor people. Rafiq, Kabir Mia, Salim Uddin said the same thing.
Srimangal GRP Police Station OC Alamgir Hossain told the Bengali Tribune that a total of six bogies, including an engine, a brake guard and five kerosene and diesel wagons, were derailed in the accident. When asked what caused the accident, he said the accident happened while going down. However, the speed of the train was higher. Resulting in this accident.
The driver of the hydraulic van-tool of the rescued Kulaura train. Azam Ali told the Bengali Tribune: “We got the news and arrived at the scene at 12:30 and started the rescue operation.” However, it is not clear how long it will take to complete the rescue operation.
Meanwhile, on the spot, locals were seen to have stumbled to collect oil from the derailed train car. Some have buckets, some have pots, some have jugs, and some have large plastic bowls. Everybody is collecting fuel oil in these containers and taking it home. There is a kind of competition as to who will take the oil first. The railway security forces and the police were unable to stop them despite repeated attempts.
Assistant stationmaster at Srimangal Railway Station. Sakhawat Hossain said that a train carrying oil derailed in Chanmari village near Satgaon train station in Srimangal upazila at 11:40 am on Saturday.
Dulal Chandra Das, a senior assistant engineer for the Bangladesh Railway Sylhet division, said that seven wagons with locomotives derailed. The Kulaura and Akhaura rescue train cars are working to rescue the cars.
Anwar Hossain, in charge of Meghna Petroleum Corporation Limited Sylhet Region, said that the oils belong to Meghna Petroleum Corporation. It contains about 160,000 liters of octane, kerosene and diesel.
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