A DERAILED C-S-X TRAIN LEAKED A FLAMMABLE CHEMICAL AND SPARKED A FIRE IN TODD COUNTY YESTERDAY…..PROMPTING AUTHORITIES TO ISSUE A SHELTER-
IN-PLACE ORDER THAT WAS LATER LIFTED FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS….
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AFTER 31 RAIL CARS DERAILED ABOUT SIX-15 YESTERDAY MORNING…..THE DERAILMENT CAUSED A LEAK OF MOLTEN SULFUR
FROM ONE CAR AND SPARKED A FIRE THAT WAS EXTINGUISHED BY LATE YESTERDAY MORNING…..
THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE THAT LEAKED CAN BE TOXIC WHEN IT’S ON FIRE…..BUT AIR QUALITY TESTING AT THE SITE INDICATED…….EVERYTHING WAS GOOD.....
ANDTHE HALF-MILE SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER WAS LIFTED…..
