Train derailment in Whitemarsh Township prompts precautionary evacuation order
Hazmat crews were called in, but police said there is no known hazard to the public.
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Hazmat crews were called in, but police said there is no known hazard to the public.
Northern Southern, which owns the line, will take the lead on reopening the tracks after the derailment.
A 40-car freight train derailed near Stenton Avenue and Joshua Road in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, around 5 a.m. Monday.
Hazmat crews have been called in and homes in the 5000 block of Camburn Road are being evacuated after a train derailment early Monday morning.
Several of the cars which collapsed into the river contained hot asphalt and molten sulfur, officials said.
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The error caused a train in India to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train on Friday night.
Footage from the accident site showed bodies lined up on tracks and the injured being shifted to hospitals while rescuers desperately looked through the overturned and jumbled metal train compartments.
Approximately 10 cars derailed and there is no threat to the public or hazardous material danger.
Stephen Stock reports.
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BNSF said in a statement that 22 cars derailed with four catching fire, but that no injuries were reported due to the accident.
The train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, was carrying vinyl chloride, the same chemical released in Paulsboro, N.J. in 2012.
Data from the Federal Railroad Administration shows that there an average of three derailments per day in the United States.
Unlike the Norfolk Southern train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, the Springfield train did not cause a hazardous spill.
Nearby residents were asked to shelter in place. The railway company said that there were no hazardous materials aboard the train.
Brockovich told CBS News that she understands the fear and frustration of East Palestine residents.
Buttigieg said the"resilience, the resolve and the decency" of East Palestine residents has been "inspiring."
Pennsylvania's governor is joining the head of the EPA and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine for an update on the incident Tuesday.
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The senators issued joint letters to the EPA and the National Transportation Safety Board pressing for accountability and action.
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The return of a popular program that temporarily turns busy Center City streets into pedestrian-only spaces is back and expanding.
Service on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line is suspended between the 30th Street and Spring Garden stations due to an underground fire.
The Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade returns to Market Street Sunday.
SEPTA plans to create new bus routes and extend service on others in Philadelphia.
The return of a popular program that temporarily turns busy Center City streets into pedestrian-only spaces is back and expanding.
Service on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line is suspended between the 30th Street and Spring Garden stations due to an underground fire.
The Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade returns to Market Street Sunday.
SEPTA plans to create new bus routes and extend service on others in Philadelphia.
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