North Rhine-Westphalia: gas leak from tank wagons: rail traffic affected

Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - Gas escaped from a tank car at Düsseldorf-Eller station on Thursday morning.

North Rhine-Westphalia: gas leak from tank wagons: rail traffic affected

Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - Gas escaped from a tank car at Düsseldorf-Eller station on Thursday morning. The fire brigade announced in the morning that there were restrictions on local passenger transport because of the exit, since the area had been cordoned off by emergency services. According to Deutsche Bahn, the S1 line is affected in the area of ​​​​the station tracks.

According to the fire department, there is no danger to the population. Initially, there were no injuries in connection with the operation. It was initially unclear what the substance was. The cause of the gas leak was not yet known.