Train Carrying Hazardous Chemicals Derails in Montana After Bridge Collapses
Environment,Water And Oceans,Yellowstone,Pollution,Train Derailment
A train carrying hazardous chemicals plunged into the Yellowstone River in eastern Montana after a bridge collapsed early Saturday morning.
Officials said 10 cars belonging to Montana Rail Link (MRL) went into the river at around 6:45 a.m. Three cars reportedly were carrying hot asphalt and four others molten sulphur.
Stillwater County Emergency Management reported on Saturday that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality had begun monitoring air and water quality at water intakes along the river for potential contamination.
“This just started and will continue over the next several hours,” the agency said in a Facebook post.
“At this time, there is no expected hazmat impact to Stillwater County towns. This will be continuously monitored and updated as new information arrives.”
Emergency management confirmed three cars containing hot asphalt and four cars filled with molten sulfur poured into the river between Reed Point and Columbus, about 44 miles west of Billings.
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