TIMETURK / NEWS CENTER

As a result of the LPG loaded tanker explosion in Istanbul, the train schedule is facing delays. According to the first report, the LPG loaded tanker got fire under a bridge near the Yesilkoy Train Station.

A lot of firefighters are in the region after the explosion. All the roads to the area are closed. Because of the fire the trains moving from Sirkeci to Halkali are directed to go back to Zeytinburnu.

No one dead

Meanwhile the authorities announced that the fire has just been extinguished.

The eye witnesses say that the driver of the tanker got off the vehicle before the explosion. Fortunately no death incident is reported regarding the explosion. "A very big disaster is prevented by god" the eye witnesses say.