Multiple Train Derailments Cause Environmental Hazards in Northwestern US
TL;DR
Two BNSF trains derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington state on Thursday, with the latter spilling diesel fuel on tribal land along Puget Sound. No injuries were reported. The derailment in Washington occurred on a berm along Padilla Bay, on the Swinomish tribal reservation near Anacortes. Most of 5,000 gallons (nearly 19,000 liters) of spilled diesel fuel leaked on the land side of the berm rather than toward the water, according to the state Ecology Department.
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- BNSF train derailment spills diesel fuel on tribal land in Washington The Associated Press
- Train carrying hazardous materials derails in Northwestern Arizona Fox News
- WA train derailment: EPA investigating crash and diesel spill, officials say | LiveNOW from FOX LiveNOW from FOX
- BNSF train derails on Swinomish Reservation as tribe readies court case against railway company The Seattle Times
- Train derails, spilling diesel near Anacortes | FOX 13 Seattle FOX 13 Seattle
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