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Rail cars carrying hazardous material derail and catch fire in North Dakota
Rail cars carrying hazardous material derailed and burst into flames Friday in a remote area of North Dakota. Officials said no one was hurt and the threat to those living nearby appeared to be minimal. Rail cars carrying hazardous material derailed and burst into flames Friday in a remote area...
UPDATE: Majority of Carrington train derailment fire has been extinguished
CARRINGTON, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Emergency manager Andrew Kirking says responders encountered the tedious class of now reclaiming anhydrous and methonal tanks. The tanks still have product inside and were entangled in the crash. Each car now must be individually evaluated, relocated, and emptied of as much product as possible before they can be removed. The situation is being closely monitored by environmental specialists to ensure as little product as possible is lost.
ND State officials: Train carrying hazardous materials derails near Carrington
CARRINGTON, ND — No injuries are reported after a train pulling cars filled with hazardous material derailed and burst into flames before dawn yesterday in Foster County. State Department of Environmental Quality officials say it happened around 3:45 a.m. in some sparsely populated farmland about 140 miles northwest of Fargo. The damaged cars reportedly released ammonia, sulfur and methanol into the atmosphere. However, officials say, favorable winds kept the hazardous gases away from populated areas.
Several train cars carrying hazardous material are on fire after derailing in North Dakota
(CNN) — A train derailed in North Dakota early Friday morning and several cars carrying hazardous material are still on fire, according to local authorities. Foster County Emergency Management Director Andrew Kirking told CNN 911 was notified about the train derailment in the small town of Bordulac, about 140 miles northwest of Fargo, between 3:30 a.m. and 4 a.m. local time.
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