Oil spills into Ctg canal as freight train derails

CHATTOGRAM, Apr 30 (UNB): Oil spilled into a canal after a freight train carrying furnace oil derailed in Egaromile area of Hathazari upazila on Monday afternoon.

Md Ruhul Amin, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Hathazari, said three tanks of the furnace oil-laden train veered off the tracks around 3pm.

One of the tanks fell into a canal, he said, adding that the canal meets the Halda River.

He, however, said they erected an embankment along the canal instantly to prevent the spillage of oil into the Halda River, the largest fish spawning ground in the country.

Manager of Bangladesh Railway East Zone Borhan Uddin said there were around 75 tonnes of furnace oil in the three tanks.

The seven-tank freight train carrying furnace oil was going to Hathazari100 MWPower Plant, he said, adding that work began to salvage the derailed tanks.