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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 New Buildings. | |
The fire service said it believed it had prevented some of the 20,000 litres of fuel seeping into the River Foyle. | |
The vehicle is lying across both lanes of the main Derry to Strabane A5 road, which is expected to be closed most of the day. | |
The driver of the tanker was not injured in the accident. | |
Fire crews used a protective foam blanket to reduce the risk of the fuel igniting and put in place 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 road is expected to be closed until late afternoon and police have said there is a diversion from Duncastle Road at New Buildings and onto Magheramason. | |
The accident took place at about 0630 BST on Friday. |