Two thousand of spilt heavy fuel oil was collected in the village of Chuguevka (Primorie Territory)
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.