Twenty of the derailed tanks and one locomotive from the freight train set that crashed near the Simeonovgrad village of Pyasuchevo have already been pulled to one side.
This was said at the scene of the incident by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Grozdan Karadjov, BTA reported. A diesel fuel tanker with a locomotive was also pulled from the other side of the train set, he added. Minister Karadjov indicated that the carrier company, owner of the train set - "Bulmarket", has sent truck trucks to reload the remaining fuel. The cooling of the overturned tanks continues in order to prevent a new fire.
13 of the 34 tanks have completely overturned, which are also being pulled from the railway track with heavy tracked equipment. Nearly 50 employees of the National Company “Railway Infrastructure“ are helping on site, he added. The activity is being carried out extremely carefully, as diesel is still leaking from some of the tanks, the minister said.
Tomorrow, the restoration of the railway tracks will begin, which are completely destroyed in a section of about 50 meters, repaired together with the contact network will be about 200 meters in total, Karadjov explained. According to his forecast, the terrain will be completely ready for opening in at least two days. “We will also work with artificial lighting all night until the terrain is completely cleared and the situation is fully under control“, the minister commented.
There is no danger to the population of the nearby village of Pyasuchevo. On-site actions of the fire brigade teams are led by the director of the General Directorate “Fire Safety and Population Protection“ (GDPBZN), Chief Commissioner Alexander Dzhartov.
A pre-trial investigation for a crime against transport has been initiated for the incident near Pyasuchevo, said the deputy regional prosecutor of Haskovo.