Moments of chaos were lived in Montana during the morning of sunday april 2well a 25 car train derailed and a part fell on the Clark Fork River. Fortunately for the population of USAthe content dumped into the river was not toxic, but rather carried several liters of beer and clay.
with several of the derailed wagons inside the tunnel, and many others over the river, the rescue operations are projected to be very complicated for the corresponding authorities, who assure that the space “is terrible to enter and exit”, so the maneuvers are projected much easier in the air free.
Despite this, the hundreds of beers that were left in the river suppose several hours of work to clean and collect the waste. According to the Plains-Paradise Rural Fire Department, after carrying out a preliminary review of the damage, they ruled out the existence of an environmental risk, since the only potentially dangerous wagon was one that transported butane, but that was only partially derailed and without leaks.
He train derailment It happened around 9:25 a.m. at the sanders county and very close to the 135 freeway, so some people came in boats and motorboats to take pictures with the beer spill; however, quickly elements of the fire Department They set to work to remove those present.
“Local (responders) were on the scene and on the tracks, quickly assessing the damage to the cars involved and any potential environmental concerns. The wagons that reached the river were empty or were transporting beer,” the fire department said in a statement.
The biggest problem is that the wagons derailed inside the tunnel.
Bill Naegeli, director of Sanders County Emergency and Disaster Services
The train belonged to the empresa Montana Rail Link, who assured that no people were injured by the accident, of which the causes have not yet been established, but they even caused a brief evacuation of the surrounding cabins as a preventive measure.
Train derailment in the United States, a common problem
After the chaotic derailment of train an Ohiowhich was even baptized asthe “Chernobyl of Ohio”
Due to its damage to the environment, monitoring of railway accidents has been increasing and several have been reported in recent months. According to local reports, more than a dozen have occurred in the first months of 2023, making it a frequent problem in the United States.
Just last March 27, a chemical train derailed again
but now in North Dakota and surrounded by snow. Despite the fact that the authorities assured that there is no risk of spillage, this type of accident is already a constant.