Boat
collision spills 40,000 liters of petrol into southern Vietnam river
The gas tanker caught in a collision in Vietnam's southern province
of Tien Giang on December 15, 2015. Photo: Phuong Ha
At least 40,000
liters of gasoline been leaked into the Tien River, a tributary to the Mekong
River in Tien Giang Province, after a collision with a gas tanker on Tuesday.
The crash with a sand barge caused a cut of nearly three
meters long on the right side of the tanker of state-owned fuel retailer
Petrolimex, which was carrying 1.2 million liters of gasoline from Ho Chi
Minh City to Cambodia.
No damage was incurred to the barge which was carrying
more than 1,000 cubic meters of sand on the opposite direction.
Petrolimex has sent two boats to the site and they are
expected to transfer all the remaining fuel from the damaged vessel by the
end of Wednesday to prevent further gas spills and possible fire or
explosion.
Police are investigating the cause of the collision.
By Phuong Ha,
Thanh Nien News
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Thứ Tư, 16 tháng 12, 2015
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