Explosion from Baltimore derailment caught on video (Updated video - Language - NSFW)
Posted by: Jon on 05/28/2013 03:00 PM
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A cargo train derailed in White Marsh, which is a suburb of Baltimore, MD. The blast was so intense that windows were blown out, and doors ripped off buildings that were blocks away. This is just another incident involving the railroad in recent weeks, thankfully no one was killed.
The explosion caused damage to two nearby warehouses, taking off the doors of one and blowing out the windows of the other, and reports of a light, powdery ash, which landed on vehicles on residential areas almost two blocks away.
CSX released this statement: CSX is working with emergency responders at Rosedale, Maryland, on the derailment of a CSX freight train. CSX’s top priority is the safety of the community, the emergency responders and the environment, and an emergency response plan is activated to provide full support.
CSX understands that at least one person, the driver of a truck struck by the train immediately before the derailment, was seriously injured. CSX’s train crew – a locomotive engineer and conductor – was not seriously injured. CSX encourages area residents to monitor news reports and notification systems to be advised of any road closures or evacuation orders.
An investigation is under way. The train was en route from Selkirk, N.Y., to Waycross, Ga., when the derailment occurred around 2 p.m. today. It appears that about a dozen rail cars are involved, including at least one rail car containing a material classified by U.S. Department of Transportation as a hazardous material. That is sodium chlorate, an oxidizer used in a variety of industrial processes. The train was being pulled by two locomotives and had 45 rail cars, containing a variety of products from lumber to printing paper.
The explosion caused damage to two nearby warehouses, taking off the doors of one and blowing out the windows of the other, and reports of a light, powdery ash, which landed on vehicles on residential areas almost two blocks away.
CSX released this statement: CSX is working with emergency responders at Rosedale, Maryland, on the derailment of a CSX freight train. CSX’s top priority is the safety of the community, the emergency responders and the environment, and an emergency response plan is activated to provide full support.
CSX understands that at least one person, the driver of a truck struck by the train immediately before the derailment, was seriously injured. CSX’s train crew – a locomotive engineer and conductor – was not seriously injured. CSX encourages area residents to monitor news reports and notification systems to be advised of any road closures or evacuation orders.
An investigation is under way. The train was en route from Selkirk, N.Y., to Waycross, Ga., when the derailment occurred around 2 p.m. today. It appears that about a dozen rail cars are involved, including at least one rail car containing a material classified by U.S. Department of Transportation as a hazardous material. That is sodium chlorate, an oxidizer used in a variety of industrial processes. The train was being pulled by two locomotives and had 45 rail cars, containing a variety of products from lumber to printing paper.
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