Thursday, May 1, 2014

Major fire, explosion after train carrying crude oil derails in Lynchburg, Virginia


WSET

Downtown Lynchburg, Va., is being evacuated after a train detrailed and crashed Wednesday afternoon.

A train carrying crude oil derailed and crashed in downtown Lynchburg, Va. Wednesday, evacuating the immediate downtown area as it was seen billowing with extreme smoke and fire.
The city says no injuries have been reported from the explosive crash around 2 p.m. EST near The Depot Grille which reportedly dumped crude oil into the James River.
Lynchburg police and fire personnel were actively at the scene while advising residents to stay out of the downtown area. City officials also say that the city's drinking water has not been affected by the spill.
The city reports that 12 to 14 tanker cars were carrying crude oil when the CSX train crashed. Of those cars, three or four tanker cars breached.  MORE

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