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Transport: Flammable Liquids

Volume 697: debated on Monday 7 January 2008

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many tanker vehicles carrying flammable liquids have caught fire in each of the past five years. [HL764]

The information requested is tabled below. 2005 is the most recent year for which we have data.

Fires in tankers carrying flammable liquids, England, 2001-2005

2001

34

2002

28

2003

39

2004

23

2005

24

(1) Excludes incidents not recorded during periods of industrial action in 2002 and 2003.