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Train with gasoline derailed in Georgia

04 July 2011 [10:01] - TODAY.AZ
Traffic on the Marelis area of the Georgian railway system was paralyzed throughout the night. The Georgian railway reported that a train loaded with gasoline coming from Azerbaijan was derailed and caught a fire.

The Emergency Situations Department’s employees were forced to evacuate residents of homes close to the Merelisi station, as the station also caught a fire .

The fire brigade was managed to extinguish the fire by morning and traffic was restored. Traffic on the Zestafoni-Kharagauli site restored to full.

Causes of the incident are being identified. The damage is being calculated.


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