Thank God it’s not been another Los Alfaques!
Didn’t this happen south of Barcelona about 30 years ago but it was a tanker going up in a Camp site■■?
Deepinvet:
Didn’t this happen south of Barcelona about 30 years ago but it was a tanker going up in a Camp site■■?
As the previous post…
Regards,
Nick
Two drivers got impatient to give way to each other in a small village in Northern France many years ago,they collided and exploded,soon after they built a bypass for the village.
i was on my way home this week after loading near murcia for malaga and i got stuck behind this accident.
the tanker exploded and the driver was killed
elcorreo.com/vizcaya/rc/2011 … 00939.html
thanks to the old man of the north for finding the page for me
Do they move natural gas around by road then ?. I’ve never come across mains gas in Spain, is there any or do they put it into bottles and tanks ?.
Nasty, let’s hope he didn’t know anything about it and died very quickly. 
I translated it but the copy/paste thing went wrong.
The cistern of a truck that transported natural gas has exploded after hitting against another truck to the 9,00 hours in kilometer four of a-91 railcar, in the municipality of Lorca (Murcia), after which the fire has propagated a near scrub. After declaring the fire in the vehicle, the Civil Guard has surrounded and evacuated a perimeter of about 600 meters around the truck, before the danger of a possible explosion that finally has taken place. To the extinction workings the Lorca city councils of and Port have been added effective of the services of municipal emergencias of Lights, the helicopter of the Main directorate of Security Ciudadana and Emergencias with base in Culvert, as well as a forest brigade. The Firemen of the Partnership of Fire extinguishing and Rescue have managed to give by controlled the fire on the 10,20 hours. In addition, the cash of emergencias that worked in the zone have found the rest of a person passed away inside the cabin of the operated truck, that belonged to a company of Lérida, according to sources informed into the Center of Coordination of Emergencias and into the Civil Guard. The driver of the second truck has been taken care of by a Movable Unit of Emergencias of the Murcian Service of Health by anxiety crisis, but he has not needed hospitable attendance. At the moment, the traffic of the railcar remains cut, and the vehicles are turned aside by alternative itineraries, of such form that those that comes from Murcia are lead by a-7, and those that they come from Almeria have to go by secondary roads. Of this form, the fire originated by the explosion of the cistern of the truck is not in danger to extend to a near powerboat, although a house left yes that has been affected, according to sources of the Center of Coordination of Emergencias consulted. In any case, the Center of Coordination of Emergencias has informed that the cash of emergencias have been able to practically control and to extinguish the fire declared in the zone of mount near the truck
Hasn’t translated too well, has it??
Ross.
Should be a bit easier to read now.
elcorreo:
The tank of a truck carrying natural gas exploded after colliding with another truck at 9.00 am at kilometer four of the A-91, in the municipality of Lorca (Murcia), after which the fire spread to a nearby wood.The Civil Guard has cordoned off and cleared a perimeter of 600 meters around the truck, due to the danger of possible explosion. Troops have joined emergency services from Lorca and Puerto Lumbreras, the helicopter of the Directorate General of Public Safety and a forest fire brigade.
Firefighters managed to control the fire about 10.20 am.Sources at the Emergency Coordination Center and Guard Civil said the remains of a deceased person were found in the cab of the truck , which belonged to a company from Lleida.
The second truck driver was treated by a Mobile Emergency Health Service of Murcia for shock, but has not needed hospital care.For now, the highway traffic remains closed, and vehicles are diverted by alternative routes, so that those from Murcia use the A-7, and those from AlmerÃa be directed along back roads.
Emergency Coordination Centre reported that the fire caused by the explosion of the tanker truck was at no risk of spreading to a nearby gas station, although an abandoned house was affected.
The emergency services have virtually extinguished the fire in the forest area near the truck.
Regards,
Nick
welshboyinspain:
thanks to the old man of the north for finding the page for me
just pay with beer
Ex Haulier:
Do they move natural gas around by road then ?. I’ve never come across mains gas in Spain, is there any or do they put it into bottles and tanks ?.
mains gas can be found now in most major towns but in the smaller places bottles are still used
Vascoingles:
welshboyinspain:
thanks to the old man of the north for finding the page for mejust pay with beer
Ex Haulier:
Do they move natural gas around by road then ?. I’ve never come across mains gas in Spain, is there any or do they put it into bottles and tanks ?.mains gas can be found now in most major towns but in the smaller places bottles are still used
beer will be supplied without a second thought my northern neighbour 
as for mains gas the locals here are excited because we’ve just had the roads dug up for the pipes 
its like they’ve just had street lighting for the first time
Ex Haulier:
Do they move natural gas around by road then ?. I’ve never come across mains gas in Spain, is there any or do they put it into bottles and tanks ?.
i quess it was a LNG road tanker liguid natural gas methane in a liguid form i drive one in the uk it was prob empty with just vapour its hard to get the liquid to go up its -160
swansea jack:
Ex Haulier:
Do they move natural gas around by road then ?. I’ve never come across mains gas in Spain, is there any or do they put it into bottles and tanks ?.i quess it was a LNG road tanker liguid natural gas methane in a liguid form i drive one in the uk it was prob empty with just vapour its hard to get the liquid to go up its -160
It mentions a traffic accident before the explosion and it also closed the railway line. That Volvo FH? looks a little scorched too.
Wheel Nut:
It mentions a traffic accident before the explosion and it also closed the railway line. That Volvo FH? looks a little scorched too.
It doesn’t mention a railway, that’s the really bad Babelfish translation.
This is the gist of what it actually says
The tank of a truck carrying natural gas exploded after colliding with another truck at 9.00 am at kilometer four of the A-91, in the municipality of Lorca (Murcia), after which the fire spread to a nearby wood.
It may have hit the scorched Volvo.
Tragic for the driver and his family either way.
Regards,
Nick.
there’s no railway line near the motorway, the volvo got burnt from the explosion 
across the other carriageway exactly opposite the tanker is a petrol station which got quickly evacuated
welshboyinspain:
there’s no railway line near the motorway, the volvo got burnt from the explosion
across the other carriageway exactly opposite the tanker is a petrol station which got quickly evacuated
typicallyspanish.com/news/pu … 2392.shtml
I read this one later
one report says the petrol station was unaffected while the other says the windows were blown out, just proves you can always believe what’s written in the press