No Hazards Reported as Freight Prepare Derails in Pennsylvania
Barren Hill hearth and police personnel block a neighborhood intersection after a practice derailment on July 17. (Alexandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer through AP)
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WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A freight practice derailment in southeast Pennsylvania early July 17 spurred precautionary evacuations, however officers stated no accidents had been reported and there was no recognized hazard to the general public.
The 40-car CSX practice, which was working on tracks owned by Norfolk Southern, derailed round 4:50 a.m. in Whitemarsh Township. CSX stated at the least 16 vehicles went off the tracks.
Silicone pellets had been leaking from at the least one practice automotive, Whitemarsh police stated, however they posed no danger to the general public. It wasn’t instantly recognized what was inside the opposite derailed vehicles, and hazmat groups had been on the web site.
The reason for the derailment was below investigation.
Norfolk Southern — and the complete rail business — has been below intense scrutiny since one among its trains derailed and caught hearth in February in Ohio, creating towering black smoke, forcing evacuations and elevating environmental worries.
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