Train carrying 3 million gallons of crude still burning
The Columbian
Published: February 17, 2015, 12:00am
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A crew member walks near the scene of a train derailment near Mount Carbon, W.Va., Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. A CSX train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil derailed Monday in a snowstorm, sending a fireball into the sky and threatening the water supply of nearby residents, authorities and residents said Tuesday.Photo Gallery
MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. — Oil from North Dakota’s shale fields was still burning in West Virginia a day after a train carrying more than 3 million gallons of crude derailed in a snowstorm, shooting fireballs into the sky.
Hundreds of families were evacuated and nearby water treatment plants were temporarily shut down after 19 tanker cars left the tracks and caught fire, leaking oil into a Kanawha River tributary and burning a nearby house down to its foundation.
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