TEMPI: The new technical report was presented to Larissa’s appeals examiner

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A new technical report delivered Thursday morning brings new elements to Tempe’s tragedy to Larissa’s investigative authority. It bears the signature of fire expert Vasilis Kokotsakis and two of his colleagues from abroad.

In the new technical report, the following key conclusions and findings emerge:

– The two engines of the commercial train did not collide with the engine of the passenger train because “both engines were found approximately 45 meters (outside the line) from the other terminus of the train. (On the line, the two engines had no impact on the metal surface of the passenger train, but there were signs of impact on the side and additionally the platform of the commercial train. The position and condition of No. 1 had obvious signs of a front.

Firefighters’ contact with chemical substances such as hydrocarbons exposes them to chemical injury, which stresses that the uniform cannot protect them. It is also said:

“Chemical injuries to firefighters do not come into contact with silicone oil in any form, but rather with substances such as highly toxic organic solvents.

– All the wagons of the commercial train moved slightly forward at the time of impact, and the OCCL detergent container in some wagon number 4 had a different course: “It did not move forward, but it went very far back. It beat the locking mechanisms, but also crossed the rails of his own carriage, the next No, as a result he occupied a significant portion of it,” it is said.

– From the first hour, there is a systematic attempt to remove the materials from the scene, “The materials, after being carefully selected, are placed behind the container of wagon No. 5 and driven in an unknown direction. Among these materials, there are some that resemble materials that carry dangerous chemical flammable materials.”

– From the analysis of the video material, it is clear that when a carriage or compartments of the passenger train came into contact with a burning container containing flammable fuel, they caught fire with a container thrown from it. Storage-transportation point.

– The total amount of flammable chemical fuel in a liquid state (perhaps xylene, toluene or another organic solvent according to the findings) was very large in the same location (container – wagon).

– The actions of the drivers of the commercial train led to the reduction of human losses to a minimum.

The new report points out once again that there is falsification of evidence and even expungement of convictions.

It specifically mentions:

“Until the afternoon of March 1, 2023, the management company and the owner of the train, without being prevented by anyone (pre-investigation – investigative authorities), took back all but 2 containers and took them to Thessaloniki. , in two days it welcomes and the other two. On 20.03.2023 of the investigator After the intervention of the order, i.e. 23 days, HELLENIC TRAIN is suspected of having committed a crime, indicating its credibility. This entire period has no administrative rights”.

View the updated technical report here