Two thousand of spilt heavy fuel oil was collected in the village of Chuguevka (Primorie Territory), RIA Novosti reports with reference to the information department of the Ministry of RF for Civil Defense, Emergency Management and Natural Disasters response. The work on oil collection and pumping into railway cisterns is being carried out at the moment being. There is no danger for population or water, the department’s representative says. 126 persons and 67 units of equipment are engaged in the work, he added. Earlier it was said that response activities in Novochuguevka village of Primorie Territory to take at least two weeks. According to the representative of Primorie board on fire safety, civil defense, population territory protection, about 2 thou and 700 tons of fuel oil leaked from the reservoir. The issue on application of a sorbent has been already solved. Utilization of the fuel collected is to be carried out through recycling, the board informed.
Two thousand of spilt heavy fuel oil was collected in the village of Chuguevka (Primorie Territory)
On October 1, at 01.45 of local time, the information came about the accident at Novochuguevka village of Chuguevo district: oil product reservoir broke resulting in leakage of heavy fuel oil. The response force arrived to the site at 03.30 and the firefighting headquarters was formed. The product spilt was surrounded with banked earth, the spill was localized. Criminal proceeding has been started on the grounds of article 246 of the Criminal Code of RF by inter-district environment prosecutor’s office (violation of environment protection rules with heavy consequence). Oil spill resulted from violation of safety and environment protection rules for industrial facilities of heightened danger, the regional prosecutor’s office thinks.