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Train derailment
Posted: April 30th, 2014, 2:18 pm
by ALUmnus
Our downtown facility is on lockdown right now. A train just derailed right in front of Depot Grill (fitting) and Amazement Square. The fire is MASSIVE. No one's doing any work, we've got a pretty good view just a few feet from my cube.
I'd post a pic, but the fire is not as impressive as it was.
Re: Train derailment
Posted: April 30th, 2014, 2:37 pm
by ALUmnus
Here's a pretty good image from WSET:
http://www.wset.com/story/25392359/trai ... -lynchburg
Word is tanker was full of crude oil, and they're just going to let it burn out.
Re: Train derailment
Posted: April 30th, 2014, 3:13 pm
by ALUmnus
I like this one.
Re: Train derailment
Posted: April 30th, 2014, 4:36 pm
by PAmedic
whoops.
where's BYD when we need him.
course HazMats are really no fun.
Re: Train derailment
Posted: April 30th, 2014, 5:19 pm
by rogers3
I was crossing the bridge near Amazement Square- happened by even before any fire trucks had arrived. I saw the fire on the water and thought that there might have been a gas line explosion. As I passed by slowly, I saw the line of tankers and decided to get a move on out of there. After reading quite a bit about the Lac-Mégantic disaster, I didn't want to be anywhere near burning tank cars. Thankfully, there wasn't much left burning an hour and a half later.