Hisar, Jul 29 (PTI) A gas leak from an LPG tank wagon of a goods train at Hisar railway station was brought under control without any untoward incident, officials said on Wednesday.
The leak was detected in one of the LPG-filled tank wagons of the train, which was moving from Bathinda in Punjab to Bahadurgarh in Haryana, they said.
“The railway administration took immediate action in accordance with established safety protocols and brought the situation fully under control,” an official said.
The train comprised 35 wagons, including 30 loaded with LPG, two empty wagons, two safety wagons and a brake van.
After it arrived on Line No. 5 at Hisar station, the train manager informed the control office about the leak, following which the relevant departments
and officials were alerted.
As a precautionary measure, the affected wagon was detached from the rake and moved to a safe location within the Hisar yard, where the leak was continuously monitored, while necessary safety measures were put in place.
Teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), fire brigade, Railway Protection Force (RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP) and the railway medical team and technical experts swung into action.
Specialist teams from the fire brigade, SDRF, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Jind) successfully plugged the leak in accordance with safety standards prescribed by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), officials said.
There was no untoward incident during the event, they said. PTI COR SUN RHL
