Sabotage ruled out after derailment of a train with oil in Sancti Spíritus

Directors of theCuban Railway Union They ruled out that the derailment of an oil train this Saturday afternoon was the product of sabotage.

In addition, directors of that entity assured that “there is no oil spill,” although at the beginning of the derailment and the fall of the wagons, there had initially been a small spill, he said.Mijail Bonachea Crespo, director of the Sergio Soto de Cabaiguán Refinery, to the official radio stationHoly Spirit Radio.

He explained that “new screws were immediately put in and all the lids were retightened to prevent the product from spilling, since yesterday there has been no spill.”

The official specified that "in order to evacuate this product, specialized cutting and welding must be carried out, with a team that is in charge of this type of work and does it with the product inside while hot."

Despite this, the specialists were not in provinces close to that of the accident and were moving from Santiago de Cuba to Sancti Spíritus. “As soon as they arrive, the work will begin that will then allow the product that is inside the tank car to be evacuated. After extraction we take it to the Refinery to process it,” he said.

The information shared fromHoly Spirit Radio He also confirmed that this Sunday they were working to restore the damaged section.

The Cuban Railway Union reported, this Saturday, thatthe extra train 900 that transported oil bound for the Sergio Soto refinery, It derailed at 2:30 pm at km 364.2 of the Central Line in the province of Sancti Spiritus..

Although there was no damage to people's lives to regret, the railway track was affected, as well as the fuel tanks.