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A tragedy of the magnitude of Hitrino’s was averted Wednesday night in the Borovo municipality in Ruse.
A train with 16 propane-butane tanks stops at the city station when the driver notices a gas leak.
Police and firefighters responded to his signal. Borovo Mayor Valentin Panayotov evacuated the central part of the city.
At that point, firefighters were able to locate the leak. At the risk of his life, Chief Inspector Svilen Rachev managed to close the tank crane.
The train station is located in the very center of the city. Around it are administrative, residential and commercial sites, as well as a school.
The mayor began evacuating residents of the area around 7 p.m.
“I received the signal of a leak at 19:05 on Wednesday from 112. At 19:22 the police and firefighters were on the scene and the area was cordoned off,” said the mayor of the city Valentin Panayotov on the program “Hello Bulgaria” in NOVA.
“Absolutely all the people were taken out quickly and properly. We created an organization very quickly. The city has a central alarm system – sirens. But I did not turn it on so as not to cause panic. The police and firefighters were able to visit all the houses in the area and remove people, some of whom are adults, ”said the mayor.
According to him, shortly before 8:00 p.m. a large part of the population around the station was evacuated. Later, Chief Inspector Svilen Rachev managed to turn off the tap.
Thanks to the quick and appropriate reaction of the fire brigade and the police, the gas leak was stopped and people arrived home shortly before midnight.
“There was a strong smell of gas in the city,” the mayor said.
“I received information from police chief Mr. Penev and chief inspector Svilen Rachev that the crane of the ninth tank after the locomotive was developed and only had stamps from the transport company” Gastrade “, he added.
The cause of the accident is clarified.
Representatives of the transport company arrived at the scene and, after verifying that the escape was stopped, they released the train that was leaving for Sofia.
Firefighters stopped a gas leak from a tanker at the station in the city of Borovo, Ruse region.
This was announced on Wednesday by the director of the fire service in the city of the Danube, Commissioner Valentin Krasnaliev.
The signal was given at 7:10 p.m. A freight train stopped at the Borovo train station when it was found that there was a gas leak from the crane of one of the tanks. Fire and police teams were immediately dispatched to the scene.
“The gas leak was weak. The firefighters managed to turn off the tap quickly and stop the leak,” Krasnaliev explained.
As a precautionary measure, the area was closed off and the movement of trains was suspended. As the train station is located in the settlement, people living nearby were asked to evacuate their homes until the accident was eliminated.
Commissioner Krasnaliev announced that employees of the fire service will remain on duty.
An isolated area in Sofia, there is a gas leak
