1.   A spokesman said a substantial amount of Derv was spilled while a rail tanker was being filled at the North Tees road and rail terminal.

2.   A crossing barrier closed on a rail tanker filled with gasoline, causing it to explode and spreading fire into passenger cars.

3.   Guerrillas set off the explosion before dawn at the railway station in the eastern town of Batticaloa, destroying the rail tanker filled with linseed oil, police said.

4.   LTTE guerrillas set off the explosion before dawn at the railway station in Batticaloa, destroying the rail tanker filled with linseed oil, police said.