ALBAWABA - A freight train laden with hazardous material derailed in Ohio.
The train comprising 212 locomotives derailed in Clark County at about 5 p.m. Saturday. At least 20 locomotives detached from it.
EN COURS - Déraillement de train ce soir à Springfield en Ohio. pic.twitter.com/YLNfCDB7NX
— Alexandre Gagné (@alexandre_gagne) March 5, 2023
Emergency personnel rushed to the scene, and an evacuation operation took place in the surrounding areas.
But later, residents were told that there was no dangerous material abroad the train.
Déraillement de train en Ohio: un centre d’hébergement d’urgence ouvert. Des pannes de courant signalées dans le secteur touché. pic.twitter.com/ISKb12quNg
— Alexandre Gagné (@alexandre_gagne) March 5, 2023
Residents were ordered to take cover, about 300 meters from the derailment site.
VIDÉO (correctif) - Images aériennes du déraillement de ce soir à Springfield en Ohio. pic.twitter.com/OdW4JJt8QV
— Alexandre Gagné (@alexandre_gagne) March 5, 2023
The town of East Palestine, in the state of Ohio, witnessed a similar accident in early February, when a train derailed on the railway. It included 50 railcars, 10 of which were carrying vinyl chloride.
BREAKING: Yet another Norfolk Southern train has just derailed in Ohio again.
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 5, 2023
Details:
- Derailment just took place in Springfield, Ohio.
- Large hazmat and emergency response en route
- Residents have been ordered to 'shelter in place' within 1,000 feet of derailment near Ohio… https://t.co/7FWAbpziPK pic.twitter.com/kYMV0lhpzm
