Damn look at that!
Courtesy of the Charleston Daily Mail:
Residents who were near the derailment of a crude oil train in Fayette County say it shook and rocked their community like a Biblical judgment.
Around 1:20 p.m. Monday, a CSX train carrying crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken formation derailed in the Mount Carbon area of Fayette County, sending oil tankers off the tracks, with some reaching the Kanawha River.
The train, consisting of two locomotives and 109 rail cars, was en route to Yorktown, Va. As of Monday evening, it was unknown how much oil spilled from the train.
According to a statement on its website, CSX is “working with first responders to address the fire, to determine how many rail cars derailed, and to deploy environmental protective measures and monitoring on land, air and in the nearby Kanawha River. The company also is working with public officials and investigative agencies to address their needs.”
It was also reported that residents within a one mile radius had to be evacuated and the fire burned for over nine hours.
The Governor of West Virgina, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, declared a state of emergency.
According to NPR two local water treatment plants closed their intakes and have asked residents to conserve water as thousands of gallons of crude oil pour out of ruptured tank cars.
Oil spills, explosions, contaminated water. Gee you know what might be helpful right about now?
A new source of energy.
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