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Nov 17 2023
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Train derailment causes large fire in northwest Atlanta
ATLANTA — Crews are responding to a train fire in northwest Atlanta. WSB-TV’s News Chopper 2 flew over Chattahoochee Avenue NW and Defoors Avenue and saw a large train off the track. It appears that at least one of the cars is on fire. It is unclear what caused the fire and what caused the train to be derailed. Authorities have not said if anyone has been injured. Channel 2 Action News
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Nov 24 2023
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Residents rattled after derailed train sparks fire in Kentucky
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 11: Empty railroad tracks stand at the CSX Oak Point Yard, a freight railroad yard on October 11, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The country’s largest railroad unions announced that they have rejected its deal with freight railroads. The union has said the deal doesn’t do enough to address the lack of paid sick time or improve working conditions. (
NewsNation
Nov 24 2023
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Cleanup, air monitoring underway at Kentucky train derailment site
LIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials and crews with rail operator CSX were working Friday to remove train cars and spilled material at the site of a derailment that sparked a chemical fire earlier in the week and prompted home evacuations in a nearby small town. State officials said Friday they were monitoring the air for traces of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide, but there had been
The Seattle Times
Nov 23 2023
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Town evacuated after train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed
(WKYT) – Ketucky's Governor Beshear has declared a state of emergency after a train derailment in Rockcastle County. The state of emergency allows the state to activate resources, including Kentucky Emergency Management and the Kentucky National Guard, as needed. Kentucky Emergency Management officials confirmed to us that the towns of Livingston and Piney Branch have been evacuated. Workers
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Nov 23 2023
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Train derails spilling chemicals and sparking fire in Kentucky town
LIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — Cindy Bradley had just finished cooking for Thanksgiving when an official knocking loudly urged her to leave her small Kentucky home as soon as possible because a train had derailed, catching fire and spilling chemicals. She ended up at Rockcastle County Middle School in Livingston — unsure what was next as at least two train cars containing potentially harmful chemicals
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Nov 23 2023
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Train derailment, chemical spill disrupt Thanksgiving for Kentucky town
Nov 23 (Reuters) - A train derailment that spilled molten sulfur in eastern Kentucky on the eve of Thanksgiving disrupted holiday plans for local residents in the remote area on Thursday, some of whom were forced to evacuate after the incident. The train derailment occurred north of Livingston, a town of about 200 people, and involved 16 cars, including two cars carrying molten sulfur that
Reuters
Nov 22 2023
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Entire Town Told to Evacuate After Kentucky Train Derailment
A small town of approximately 200 people have been urged to evacuate on the eve of Thanksgiving after a train derailment that has caused concern due to a chemical spill. In a statement Wednesday night, Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency following the multiple-car train derailment that occurred in Rockcastle County, in eastern Kentucky. “Response efforts for the incident are
Daily Beast
Nov 29 2023
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Federal lawsuit filed against CSX over Kentucky train derailment
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A federal lawsuit has been filed against CSX over the train derailment in Rockcastle County last week. Investigators say a failed wheel bearing caused the derailment in Livingston, which caused a chemical fire involving spilled sulfur and evacuations for residents in the area. The lawsuit filed by Morgan & Morgan, who is representing the plaintiffs, claims
WKYT
Nov 23 2023
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Kentucky residents cleared to return home after CSX train derailment
CSX announced Thursday afternoon that residents could return home after a chemical fire from a train derailment forced many to evacuate outside of Livingston, Ky., ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. “The fire is completely out,” CSX spokesperson Bryan Tucker said in an email, the Associated Press reported. He added that officials reviewed the air monitoring data and decided it was “safe” to
The Hill
Nov 23 2023
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Fire extinguished, residents encouraged to return home after train derailment
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Chemicals spilled in a train derailment in Rockcastle County caused a fire that was put out Thursday afternoon, CSX confirmed on its website.
Later Thursday, the company said local residents in Livingston could return home after authorities conducted air monitoring.
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