Train Carrying Oil Derails in Columbia River Gorge -- 2nd Update
04 6월 2016 - 11:15AM
Dow Jones News
By Alejandro Lazo and Betsy Morris
A Union Pacific Corp. train carrying crude oil through the
scenic Columbia River Gorge in northern Oregon derailed on Friday
and caught fire, prompting the shutdown of Interstate 84 and the
evacuation of a local school, federal and local officials said.
The derailment occurred around 12:20 p.m. PDT, according to a
spokesman for Union Pacific, and involved 11 railcars of the 96-car
train.
The spokesman said oil was released from at least one railcar
and the railroad's hazardous-materials experts were responding to
the scene along with other contractors, equipped with
air-monitoring equipment, firefighting foam and other equipment, as
well as a boom to contain an oil spill.
The train originated in Eastport, Idaho, and was headed for
Tacoma, Wash., carrying Bakken crude oil. There were no injuries or
deaths.
The derailment occurred near the town of Mosier, which is along
the Columbia River about 70 miles east of Portland, said Tom
Fuller, a spokesman for the state Department of Transportation.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said there are "no reports of oil
entering the Columbia River" and no injuries. Mr. Inslee, who last
year supported a bill in Washington that increased oversight of
crude-oil transports through the state, said the derailment "is yet
another reminder of the risks and concerns of crude-by-rail
transport in our region."
Schools in Mosier were evacuated and images of the derailment on
local news stations showed large plumes of smoke coming from the
site of the derailment.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown thanked local first responders,
hazardous-materials teams and other state agencies for "doing their
best to keep the community of Mosier safe."
"I am closely monitoring the situation and ready to make every
state resource available as needed," Ms. Brown said.
The derailment follows a cluster of such incidents in North
America over the past few years, including the oil-train wreck in
Canada that killed 47 people in 2013 and a derailment in Virginia
that spilled thousands of gallons of oil into the James River the
following year.
Write to Alejandro Lazo at alejandro.lazo@wsj.com and Betsy
Morris at betsy.morris@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 03, 2016 22:00 ET (02:00 GMT)
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