15 July 2023 at 21:51 Assessing safety distance after tank with chemicals overturned A tank with carbon dioxide has overturned in an industrial area in Bangarvågsgata in Stavanger. The fire service responded to a report of a possible explosion in, writes the fire service in Sør-Vest on Twitter. Crews from Varmen station moved out. – I must make it clear that there is no question of an explosion, but a loud bang was heard, says Svein Nesse, Rogaland fire and rescue supervisor, to news. According to Nesse, those who reported the bang should have explained that it felt like an F16 plane flying over their heads when it slammed. – It is a tank with carbon dioxide that has overturned. We have no control over whether it comes from the tank or not. We have sent in smoke divers. But so far only a bang has been reported. The fire service writes that they received the message at 9.49pm. It is not yet known whether anyone was injured in connection with the incident. There is a tank with chemicals that has overturned at the site, the police update at 10 p.m.
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