Two new train derailments were reported on Monday, sparking questions among residents in Montgomery, Texas and Enoree, South Carolina.
According to the reports, the train derailment occurred in Montgomery on February 13 at around 7:30 in the morning after the truck hit the tracks, leaving the truck driver dead.
In the statement released by the Splendora Police Department, it was revealed that 21 cars reportedly derailed in the crash. The train also contained some toxic materials during the accident. Police made it clear that there was no hazardous spill but the Union Pacific is still monitoring the air quality at the site of the crash.
Union Pacific spokesperson Robynn Tysver confirmed that “its hazmat crews were on site, adding that an estimated 100 gallons of diesel fuel was released by the truck involved in the crash,” Redstate reported.
Teller revealed that “from what we’re being told and shown, there’s no major chemicals to be concerned about. It’s more so household chemicals on board for retail purposes. It’s not a large quantity from what we’re being told.”
NEW 🚨 Reports of train derailment in Enoree, South Carolina, as per Fox Carolina pic.twitter.com/TZ1Vl2b0wI— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 13, 2023
TEXAS — A train carrying “some hazardous materials” has derailed north of Houston. 1 person is dead.
“It doesn’t look like there’s going to be any type of evacuation other than the immediate area.” pic.twitter.com/JFCiJ0XA0l— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 13, 2023
Another trail derailment also took place on Monday but it occured in Enoree, South Carolina.
In the report published by the Redstate, it was revealed that the “CSX Transportation is on the scene and it looks like fluid tankers from the pictures, but there’s not a lot of information yet. It’s not clear what caused the derailment there.”
The news came after another train derailment that took place in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3 which sparked outrage and concerns among residents, with many of them questioning the air quality.
In a press briefing on Wednesday, James Justice, a representative of the US Environmental Protection Agency said that “All of the readings we’ve been recording in the community have been at normal concentrations, normal backgrounds, which you find in almost any community.”
In addition, local residents also raised their concerns about the possibility of water contamination after several dead fish were found in nearby streams.
“Leslie Run comes out of East Palestine and that goes into Bull Creek, which then goes into North Fork. And we know for sure that there has been some fish kill in Leslie Run and Bull Creek, and some portions of the North Fork,” Matthew Smith, assistant regional scenic river manager for the Division of Natural Areas and Preserves said in the statement.
