At roughly 1:45 a.m. central standard time, 31 Union Pacific train cars derailed in the city of Gothenburg, Nebraska, according to Union Pacific spokesperson Kristen South.
South said there were no injuries. One of the train tracks near the derailment site reopened at 8 a.m. local time as crews moved in with heavy equipment to begin cleanup, according to South. Tuesday’s derailment in Nebraska comes weeks after led to a major chemical spill that prompted evacuations and lingering health concerns from the community. The train derailment on Feb. 3 caused a controlled release of vinyl chloride, used to make plastic products, to prevent an explosion.
Federal agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident. The agencies maintain that the community's air and water are safe after residents complained of headaches and skin rashes and expressed long-term health concerns. last week. Thirty cars derailed around 30 miles west of downtown Detroit. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, said on Twitter that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, who responded to the derailment, found that the majority of derailed cars were empty and a rail car containing hazardous material was not derailed.
OhMyGoodness!😡
Something fishy i would say with all these trains off the tracks.
Who’s driving? No one seems to know what they are doing
Set it on fire