WVDEP Assessing Impacts From Train Derailment Near Border of West Virginia and Virginia
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Norfolk Southern train derails in Mercer County, spills soybean oil into Bluestone River
MERCER COUNTY, W.Va. — A Norfolk Southern train derailed Tuesday afternoon near the West Virginia/Virginia border in Mercer County. Twelve cars jumped the tracks right across the line from Giles County, Va. State DEP officials said the train lost some of its load of soybean oil, which is not considered toxic. The material got into the Bluestone River. Crews are working to contain the material. A news release from the state DEP said: “The WVDEP i…
WVDEP assessing impacts from train derailment near border of West Virginia and Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection says they are assessing the impacts of a train derailment near the Bluestone River watershed on the state border of West Virginia and Virginia. The WVDEP says that soybean oil is the only substance that is leaking from the derailment and that there has [...]
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