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| Homes evacuated after fuel spill | Homes evacuated after fuel spill |
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| Homes have been evacuated after petrol and diesel spilled from an overturned tanker near the County Londonderry village of Newbuildings. | Homes have been evacuated after petrol and diesel spilled from an overturned tanker near the County Londonderry village of Newbuildings. |
| The fire service said it was monitoring the situation, but had "major concern for the environment and the River Foyle". | The fire service said it was monitoring the situation, but had "major concern for the environment and the River Foyle". |
| The accident happened on the Victoria Road between Newbuildings and Strabane at about 0630 BST on Friday. | |
| The driver of the tanker was not injured. The road has been closed. | The driver of the tanker was not injured. The road has been closed. |
| Fire crews are using a protective foam blanket to reduce the risk of the fuel igniting and have deployed equipment to contain the spills and prevent the fuel from entering nearby drains. | Fire crews are using a protective foam blanket to reduce the risk of the fuel igniting and have deployed equipment to contain the spills and prevent the fuel from entering nearby drains. |
| Mark Darrell, of the Fire and Rescue Service, said: "Our major concern is for the environment and for the Foyle, which is so close. | Mark Darrell, of the Fire and Rescue Service, said: "Our major concern is for the environment and for the Foyle, which is so close. |
| "At the moment we have a foam blanket applied around the tanker to reduce the risk of sparks or anything like that. | "At the moment we have a foam blanket applied around the tanker to reduce the risk of sparks or anything like that. |
| "We've evacuated the houses in close proximity that would be in danger, but at the moment we're still monitoring the situation." | "We've evacuated the houses in close proximity that would be in danger, but at the moment we're still monitoring the situation." |
| The Victoria Road is expected to be closed until late afternoon and police have said there is a diversion from Duncastle Road at Newbuildings and onto Magheramason. | The Victoria Road is expected to be closed until late afternoon and police have said there is a diversion from Duncastle Road at Newbuildings and onto Magheramason. |