The fire brigade was able to seal the hole in the tank car and catch the leaking liquid. The remaining fluid in the car could be pumped into another car.
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On Monday night, shortly after 9pm, there was a chemical accident in the sorting yard at Muttenz BL.
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Police spokesman Adrian Gaugler says: “Hydrochloric acid leaked from a car that was leaking.”
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After a short interruption, train traffic has returned to normal.
Sorting Yard Accident at Muttenz BL: Shortly after 9pm there was a dangerous hydrochloric acid incident on Monday night! A few hundred liters of hydrochloric acid leak through a hole in a tank car and go underground.
The crash site is cordoned off in a large area. Firefighters move, emergency services wear protective clothing. The incident proceeds lightly. “The firefighters were able to seal the hole in the tank car and lift the car into an emergency container, from where the dripping liquid was collected,” the construction department said.
