Below-freezing North Dakota temps helped contain chemicals leaked in train spill
Posted on AllSides March 28th, 2023
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The cold weather in North Dakota kept chemicals that spilled from a derailed Canadian Pacific train from spreading very far, authorities said. Richland County Emergency Management Director Brett Lambrecht said Tuesday that with temperatures well below freezing all of the chemicals that leaked remained within about 100 feet of the derailment that happened Sunday night in a rural area about 60 miles southwest of Fargo. The high temperature in the area was forecast to reach only 17 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday. No injuries or fire were reported in the derailment...