‘Bomb Train’ Derails and Explodes in West Virginia, Two Towns Evacuated

‘A CSX train carrying crude oil derailed in West Virginia, causing massive explosions and sending one tanker car into a nearby river where the contents have reportedly spilled and caught fire.

The train carried 109 tankers of crude oil. It derailed at 1:20 p.m. near the Kanawha River some 30 miles southeast of Charleston. Some 14 or 15 cars ignited while at least one plunged into the river. There are no reported injuries, but two homes were destroyed by fire and hundreds of residents from two nearby towns were asked to evacuate their homes as fires moved up nearby hillside. Flames were also seen on the river. Environmental and emergency response teams arrived at the scene shortly after the train derailed.’

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