Diesel Fuel Tanks
The figure has risen from 82.6p during the petrol crisis of 10 years ago. Drivers are being encouraged to shop around as prices vary by up to 10p a litre around the county.
With another tax rise just weeks away, there are fears prices will soon get back to the record levels of July 2008 when the average was 119.7p.
At Leicester Forest East service Station on the M1, unleaded petrol costs 120.9p and diesel 121.9p per litre, but several locations, such as supermarkets, are selling it at £109.9, giving drivers an incentive to shop around for potential savings of about £5 per fuel tank.
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A Norfolk Southern train derailed on Jan. 6, 2005, in SouthCarolina, leading to the puncture of a chlorine tank car andthe spill of diesel fuel from the locomotive engine fuel tanks,the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agencysaid.
In addition to the nine people dead from the exposure tothe chlorine, hundreds of others sought care because ofrespiratory distress and more than 5,000 others were evacuatedfrom homes and businesses.
"Companies have a responsibility to workers, emergencyresponders and the community to make sure a serious accidentdoesn't become a senseless tragedy," Stan Meiburg, the actingregional administrator for the EPA, said in a statement.
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The Evander, believed to be an 8m-9m former commercial fishing boat, was reported to have 500 litres of diesel on board, Environment Southland oil spill response on-scene regional commander Dallas Bradley said.
Late yesterday, divers had plugged the fuel tank breathers and were working out how to refloat the boat.
Riverton Fire Brigade chief George Seator said the brigade had been down to see if they could assist with lifting the boat but were unable to help, as it was on the bottom.
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