Train derails, catches fire near Louisville

[HeeBGBz]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/16/train.fire/index.html

BROOKS, Kentucky (CNN) -- A train derailed Tuesday morning and erupted in flames just south of Louisville, Kentucky, the Bullitt County Sheriff's Department said.

Flames lit the dark morning sky, sending black smoke billowing into the air, while orange flames lined the railroad track for hundreds of yards alongside the derailment.

It is not clear what the train was carrying, but several tanker cars were stacked up beside each other perpendicular to the tracks, all ablaze.

Breaking on CNN. Big ass fire south of Louisville

[wakeme2008]

1. Yipes TWO CSX wrecks one yesterday and one today

Hope all is ok with my railroad :)

[HeeBGBz]

2. I didn't hear about the one yesterday

This one today looks pretty bad. They are evacuating the area and may have to do the hazmat thing. Whatever that would be.

[wakeme2008]

3. They carry bulk chemicals

yesterdays was also a hazmat and in KY

edited to add link

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/16469159.htm

[HeeBGBz]

5. That's kind of odd then

My son and grandbaby live right next to the tracks here in Biloxi. I worry about this kind of thing happening near them. It scares me everytime a train roars by.

[Roland99]

4. Damn, I didn't hear about *this* one. My nephew and his wife live down around there.

[Roland99]

7. He can see the smoke but it's blowing the other way

[qanda]

6. An expert on CNN just said if one of those cars goes

It could take the whole town with it. Scary stuff.

[Ian David]

16. One of those last-minute Cable News "Experts" they drag out of bed for these things?

Like when a plane has a landing gear malfunction, they dig up some guy to fill the dead air... one of THOSE experts?

[qanda]

18. Probably

LOL

[MaineDem]

8. Another one??? (nt)

[Roland99]

9. More detail from the Louisville Courier-Journal >>>>>>>

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070116/NEWS01/70116026

“We are preparing to shut down 65 both north and south, because there’s a cloud going across the highway,” said Lt. David Lee of the Kentucky State Police.

He said he didn’t know “what the chemical is” inside the cars, but said it is "an inhalation hazard."

Hillview Mayor Jim Eadens said nobody in Hillview or Brooks is being evacuated right now.

...

An estimated 400 children at Brooks Elementary were being transported to Hebron Middle School several miles away to keep them out of harm’s way.

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/misc?url=/misc/zoom.pbs&Site=B2&Date=20070116&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=70116026&Ref=AR">Picture

[jus_the_facts]

11. Keep us posted Roland...I'd appreciate some updates when they come in...

...please and thank you!! :scared:

[Roland99]

12. We had some barges break loose and crash thru the gates at the dam, too.

not affecting river traffic and not a danger (were carrying salt and urea)

[jus_the_facts]

14. Hope it didn't damage the dam itself....

....good they weren't carring anything toxic...sure hate to hear of these troubles for you all up there. :(

[jus_the_facts]

10. Sure do hope they can keep this contained...

....worries me for my friends there. :scared:

[Roland99]

13. WAVE 3 has live video feed and here's also another minor update >>>

http://www.wave3.com/


http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/011607whasbhTopTrainCrash.4658e9f1.html

The Kentucky National Guard is sending the 41st civil support team to monitor air quality and determine if the air is toxic.

Metro Louisville is also sending crews to help combat the fire.

Emergency officials are telling residents in the Bullitt County area to close all windows, bring in pets and turn off heaters.

[Ian David]

15. Does the caption actually say, "Big ass fire"?

Damn, I wish someone would make me a news director somewhere.

[HeeBGBz]

23. No, but it should. n/t

Whatever happened with this? I went to work that day and didn't see anymore tv on it since.

[Ian David]

17. CNN says that CSX knew from the start what was on the train, but didn't tell the firemen.

They spent two hours trying to put out the fire, before they found out what was actually burning.

Now, they've withdrawn, to let the fire burn itself out.

[Roland99]

19. One of them contained liquid propane (according to crawl on MSNBC)

[Lost4words]

20. I am not going to say, with a little luck Kentucky will catch fire. I am not!

cause I dont really mean it. But for some nutty reason I want to say it, but I will not and thats that!

[fasttense]

21. Good for you, for not saying it. n/t

[Lost4words]

24. Thanks, even if I did I really didnt mean it, Kentucky is a Beautiful State.

Been there many times.

[maddezmom]

22. still burning this am : The chemicals released were cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone, butadiene...

The chemicals released when 12 of the train cars derailed were cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone, butadiene and alcohol, said Gary Sease, a CSX spokesman.

"These substances themselves are pretty toxic, but when they burn they break down a whole lot," said Jeremey Urekew, a spokesman for Bullitt County Emergency Management. "This fire is going to burn itself out."

Two other cars were carrying hazardous materials that could pose an environmental threat, but they were not near the fire. The train — with four locomotives and 80 cars — was headed to Louisville from Birmingham, Ala.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_re_us/kentucky_train_fire