A Canadian Pacific train derailed about five minutes southeast of Windmere in Richland County, the company said in a statement. No casualties were reported. Officials said 31 of the 70 cars had derailed, some of them carrying hazardous materials, and emergency crews discovered a liquid asphalt leak. There was no fire following the derailment, Fox News said. According to Canadian Pacific, there is no threat to public safety “because there are no watercourses near the scene and there is no need for evacuation”.
Hazardous materials experts continue to assess the scene and work with first responders. Crews are waiting for the cold weather to harden the leaked materials, which should gel, WZFG reported, citing officials.
This incident marks the last train derailment in the United States. Concerns about the deterioration and condition of the railroads remain high after a major incident in eastern Palestine, Ohio, in early February, the Associated Press reported. Then about fifty wagons derailed, which led to the spillage of hazardous materials and the forced evacuation of local residents. Five cars of a freight train derailed Thursday in Massachusetts, but no hazardous materials were being transported and no casualties were reported, authorities said.
On Sunday, two cars of the Canadian Pacific train derailed in a suburb of Chicago. One car was carrying wheat and the other was empty, FOX32 Chicago reported, citing officials.
