Earth Watch Report - Hazmat
The Union Pacific train's load included sodium hydroxide and highly flammable vinyl chloride.
(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
State Police closed U.S. Highway 190 eastbound and westbound near Frank Road just east of Lawtell shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday when a Union Pacific freight train derailed. Twenty-three train cars were derailed, two of which contained flammable liquid. No injuries have been reported. / Freddie Herpin, Daily World
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HAZMAT in USA on Monday, 05 August, 2013 at 08:23 (08:23 AM) UTC.
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| About 100 homes have been evacuated after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in Louisiana. More than 20 carriages went off the tracks about 3.30pm local time yesterday near Lawtell, about 60 miles west of Baton Rouge. Two carriages of the Union Pacific train were leaking and company spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza saids one of them was leaking sodium hydroxide, which can cause injuries or even death if it is inhaled or touches the skin. The other was leaking oil. Master Trooper Daniel "Scott" Moreau said the amount leaking was so small air pollution detectors had not picked up anything. One person went to hospital complaining of eye irritation. The evacuated homes were within about a mile of the derailment. |
Train derails in La., about 100 homes evacuated
Updated 12:29 am, Monday, August 5, 2013
LAWTELL, La. (AP) — A train carrying hazardous materials derailed in Louisiana and two railcars were leaking chemicals, forcing the evacuation of about 100 homes, officials said. One man went to the hospital complaining of eye irritation.More than 20 cars of the Union Pacific train went off the tracks about 3:30 p.m. Sunday near Lawtell, which is about 60 miles west of Baton Rouge. Company spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza said one of the railcars was leaking sodium hydroxide, which can cause injuries or even death if it is inhaled or touches the skin. The other was leaking lube oil.
Master Trooper Daniel "Scott" Moreau said the leaks were contained and the amounts were so small air pollution detectors have not picked up anything, but homes within about one mile of the derailment were evacuated as a precaution.
"We have the hazmat team from Union Pacific, and state police hazmat are on location right now, assessing the damage," he said.
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