Russian Novatek scares Poland with a possible explosion of hundreds of gas wagons

The Russian company Novatek is scaring the Polish authorities with a possible explosion of several hundred wagons filled with liquefied gas. Trains were stopped by sanctions on the territory of a Western state. This is stated in the statement of the Russian company .

A subsidiary of Novatek said that there are about 500 railcars filled with liquefied gas on railway tracks in Poland.

In the event of a long-term parking of trains on the tracks, an increase in air temperature and, as a result, an increase in pressure in them, gas can be released into the atmosphere with subsequent ignition, the Russian company said in a statement.

It is noted that due to the imposed sanctions, the company cannot do anything with these cars. The management of the enterprise asks the Polish authorities to take measures to deliver them to the loading terminals.