Kereta Angkut Bahan Kimia Meledak di Belgia, 300 Warga Dievakuasi
Train Carrying Chemicals Explodes in Belgia, 300 People Evacuated
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Wetteren (B2B) - Dua orang diyakini tewas setelah kereta barang yang mengangkut bahan kimia tabrakan dan meledak di Belgia Sabtu pagi ini.
Diperkirakan tidak ada yang terluka parah dalam ledakan setelah kereta datang dari trek dekat kota Ghent. Namun kini dilaporkan bahwa dua orang telah meninggal, mungkin sebagai akibat menghirup asap beracun dari ledakan.
Pihak berwenang Belgia menegaskan bahwa mereka telah mengevakuasi hampir 300 orang dari rumah-rumah di dekatnya.
Kecelakaan itu terjadi antara kota Schellebelle dan Wetteren, menurut Infrabel yang bertanggung jawab untuk jaringan kereta api Belgia, seperti dilansir Mail Online.
Kebakaran menyebabkan serangkaian ledakan di gerbong kereta api.
Kereta datang dari Belanda dan menuju pelabuhan Gent-Zeehaven, kota pelabuhan.
Wetteren - Two people are believed to have died after a freight train carrying chemicals crashed and exploded in Belgium this morning.
It had been thought no-one was seriously injured in the explosion after the train came off tracks near the city of Ghent.
But it has now been reported that two people have died, possibly as a result of inhaling toxic fumes from the explosion.
Belgian authorities confirmed they had evacuated nearly 300 people from nearby houses.
The accident happened between the towns of Schellebelle and Wetteren, according to Infrabel which is responsible for the Belgian railway network.
The blaze led to a series of explosions in the railway cars.
The train came from the Netherlands and was bound for Gent-Zeehaven, the city’s seaport.
