West Virginia train derailment leaks diesel and oil [View all]
Source: CBS News
A train derailment in West Virginia on Wednesday resulted in an "unknown" amount of diesel fuel and oil being released into a portion of one of North America's oldest rivers that's also part of the National Park Service. CSX, a freight train supplier, said the train derailed in Sandstone after it "struck a rockslide."
CSX said in a press release Wednesday that the coal train was empty at the time of the incident, which happened at around 4:51 a.m. All four of the train's locomotives and nine empty coal cars derailed, the company said, citing preliminary information. According to West Virginia Emergency Management, it happened about half a mile from the end of a paved road in a "somewhat remote" area.
Three crew members who were in the lead locomotive at the time — a conductor, engineer and engineer trainee — were "evaluated and treated for non-life threatening injuries" after that locomotive caught fire, the company said. CSX said there is no danger to the public and that no hazardous materials were on the train.
West Virginia Emergency Management said downstream public water systems were notified of what happened and that monitoring for "potential public health impacts" is ongoing. West Virginia American Water has been monitoring the water quality and said it has temporarily stopped drawing water from the New River and will "enhance its treatment processes, as necessary."
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Full headline: West Virginia train derailment leaks diesel and oil into one of North America's oldest and federally protected rivers
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