Changchun, China — A freight train has apparently overturned in Yangkang Province, injuring 16 people and spilling a substantial quantity of oil.<\/p>\n
A source from Yangkang Province reported on the 27th in a telephone conversation with the Daily NK that, \u201cOn the 15th in Woonheung, 8 freight wagons carrying a total of 480 tons of gasoline and diesel overturned at dawn. The National Security Agency and the provincial security agency are examining the causes of the incident.\u201d <\/p>\n
In Youngha Workers-gu, which adjoins Baekam where this incident occurred, a train on the Hyesan-Pyongyang line overturned on March 27th, 2008, killing or wounding hundreds. <\/p>\n
According to the source, there were 16 casualties, including merchants and an engineer on the freight train. 8 freight wagons completely overturned, causing the spill. <\/p>\n
Right after the incident, North Korean authorities mobilized citizens to deal with it and dispatched the NSA to examine the causes. <\/p>\n
The source said that, \u201cAs the train was going down a slope, a blackout occurred so the brakes did not work. However, the NSA presumes it happened deliberately, because similar incidents have occurred in this region.\u201d <\/p>\n
The North Korean authorities have been claiming to citizens that such incidents, which happen every year in Youngha Workers-gu, Woonheung and Baekam in Yangkang Province, are maneuvers by enemies. However, no criminals have been detained. <\/p>\n
The mountainous features of this region are so steep that any incidents can cause massive casualties. <\/p>\n
The source added that, \u201cAfter the incident, the train between Hyesan and Pyongyang did not operate. It started running again on the 22nd.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Changchun, China — A freight train has apparently overturned in Yangkang Province, injuring 16 people and spilling a substantial quantity of oil. A source from Yangkang Province reported on the 27th in a telephone conversation with the Daily NK that, \u201cOn the 15th in Woonheung, 8 freight wagons carrying a total of 480 tons of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":8292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[645],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy"],"yoast_head":"\n