Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va.--Emergency crews and environmental officials
are responding to a train derailment in West Virginia that sent at
least one tanker containing crude oil into a river and caused a
nearby house to catch fire.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
The CSX train derailed Monday afternoon in Fayette County.
West Virginia Public Safety spokesman Lawrence Messina said the
tanker is leaking crude oil into the Kanawha River.
Mr. Messina said at least one and possibly more tanker cars went
into the river. He also said the derailment caused a house to catch
fire.
The U.S. Transportation Department is weighing tougher safety
regulations for rail shipments of crude, which can ignite and
result in huge fireballs.
Copyright 2015 Associated Press
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