Emergency officials said that people from towns of Adena Village and Boomer Bottom are being evacuated. At least one tank car ended up in a local river, while another slammed into a house and burst into flames.
BREAKING: Train with chemicals derails in West Virginia, evacuations underway - local media report (pic @arothfield) http://ift.tt/1Aw5UOs
— RT (@RT_com) February 16, 2015
Several fire departments are working to contain the flames and the Department of Homeland Security as well as the Department of Environmental Protection have been notified of the accident, the Charleston Gazette reports.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
No comments:
Post a Comment