In the Dnepropetrovsk region, 24 tons of nitric acid spilled from a car at full speed
The Petrikovsky district of the Dnepropetrovsk region seized the car from which there was a leak of nitric acid on the Dnieper - Kobelyaki - Reshetilovka highway, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
This was reported by the press service of the court.
“By the order of the investigator of the judge of the Petrikovsky District Court of the Dnipropetrovsk region dated August 9, 201, a car with a semi-trailer was seized, from which on August 7, 2018, in the Petrikovsky district, near the N-31 Dnepr - Kobelyaki - Reshetilovka highway, a leak of nitric acid occurred,” - the message says.
On August 7, near the village of Ivanovka in the Dnepropetrovsk region, as a result of the depressurization of a tank truck carrying 24 tons of nitric acid, about 4 tons of this substance leaked into the field. The spill area was about 40 sq.m. There are no casualties or injuries. Rescuers assured that the leak does not pose a danger to people. Because of this, criminal proceedings were opened. It subsequently became known that the company did not have a license to transport acid.
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