BNSF Oil Train Derailment: 10 cars burning [Greg Laden's Blog]


It is reported that ten cars exploded or burned when a BNSF oil train derailed near a small town in North Dakota.

Look at the picture above. Huxley’s day care is very close to these tracks, close enough that the day care home would be totally within that zone of buring fiery debris.

There are reports here and here.

From the Star Tribune:

Oil train derails, catches fire in central North Dakota, prompting evacuation of small town

An oil train derailed and caught fire early Wednesday in a rural area of central North Dakota, prompting the evacuation of a nearby town where about three dozen people live.

No injuries were reported in the accident, which happened about 7:30 a.m. near Heimdal, about 115 miles northeast of Bismarck. The residents who left were staying with family and friends, Wells County Emergency Manager Tammy Roehrich said.

Ten tanker cars on the BNSF Railway train caught fire, creating thick black smoke, state Emergency Services spokeswoman Cecily Fong said.

We need to keep the Carbon in the ground, folks.



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It is reported that ten cars exploded or burned when a BNSF oil train derailed near a small town in North Dakota.

Look at the picture above. Huxley’s day care is very close to these tracks, close enough that the day care home would be totally within that zone of buring fiery debris.

There are reports here and here.

From the Star Tribune:

Oil train derails, catches fire in central North Dakota, prompting evacuation of small town

An oil train derailed and caught fire early Wednesday in a rural area of central North Dakota, prompting the evacuation of a nearby town where about three dozen people live.

No injuries were reported in the accident, which happened about 7:30 a.m. near Heimdal, about 115 miles northeast of Bismarck. The residents who left were staying with family and friends, Wells County Emergency Manager Tammy Roehrich said.

Ten tanker cars on the BNSF Railway train caught fire, creating thick black smoke, state Emergency Services spokeswoman Cecily Fong said.

We need to keep the Carbon in the ground, folks.



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