US EditionShelter-in-Place Order Given for Western Kentucky City After Train Derailment
The derailment involved 31 cars, including one leaking molten sulfur, prompting evacuations and a shelter-in-place order until hazmat crews cooled the sulfur and stopped the leak.
- On Tuesday, a CSX freight train derailed in Trenton, Kentucky at approximately 6:22 a.m., sending 31 cars off the tracks including a molten sulfur car that leaked into a farmer's field.
- Residents within a half-mile were ordered to evacuate or shelter in place on a frigid day as officials said the molten sulfur car leaked into the open field, creating safety concerns.
- Applying water to the affected rail car, responders cooled the material and reduced smoke, while witness Antonio Solomon called 911, describing `Wow, you seen it in the movies but when you see it in real life, it's just like wow`.
- Hazmat crews stopped the leak and authorities lifted the shelter-in-place around midday, allowing cleanup to begin; Highway 41 remains closed while CSX crews removed more than 100 train cars, with no injuries or fatalities reported.
- Officials say there's no word yet on the derailment's cause as emergency responders coordinate with CSX, with environmental impacts under review and Dawna Sabin noting `This hasn't happened in the 28 years I've lived here`.
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St Louis Post-Dispatch
Derailed CSX train spurs chemical leak, fire
TRENTON, Ky. — A derailed CSX train leaked a flammable chemical and sparked a fire Tuesday in a rural part of southern Kentucky, prompting authorities to issue a shelter-in-place order that was later lifted for nearby residents.
Shelter-in-place order given for western Kentucky city after train derailment
Gov. Beshear announced on Tuesday morning that a shelter-in-place order has been issued by emergency management officials in the city of Trenton after reports of a train derailment.
Authorities have been alerted after a train carrying chemicals derailed in Kentucky, USA. The accident occurred near Trenton, a community of about 350 residents located almost 100 kilometers northwest of Nashville, the capital of the state of Tennessee. One of the 30 cars that derailed – which was carrying liquid sulfur, widely used in fertilizers – was engulfed in flames. Authorities advised residents in the area to stay indoors and keep window…
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