Two tankers collided on the Lena River in the Irkutsk Region, damaging a reservoir holding nearly 140 tons of gasoline, Turanews.kz reports citing TASS Agency.
According to a spokesperson for the local emergency services, the TP-901 tanker collided with the TP-900 tanker on the Lena River near the village of Alexeyevsk. The TP-900 tanker was carrying 832 tons of gasoline at the time of the incident. The spokesperson also mentioned that a reservoir containing 138 tons of gasoline was damaged as a result of the collision.
“The fuel is leaking into the river,” he said, adding that no one was hurt.
A probe has been launched.
