A 90-car train carrying crude oil derailed shortly before 1 a.m. ET
November 8, 2013, near Aliceville, Alabama, on the Alabama & Gulf
Coast Railway LLC, (
source). There are currently no injuries reported and at least one house was evacuated (
source). A local official said the crude oil had originated in North Dakota, home of the Bakken shale patch (
source). Don Hartley, regional coordinator for the Alabama Emergency Management
Agency, said the train's journey started in North Dakota. Three cars had
a "'bleve' - where pressure builds up and blows a hole." That may have started
the fire, he said (
source).
Regional Coordinator for Alabama
EMA, Don Hartley says the accident happened near a slough and crews are
working to keep the spill out of the water. Hartley added that the accident happened near a trestle. The trestle
is now gone after it was consumed by the fire. Investigators are
looking into the possibility that the trestle could have caused the
accident(
Source).
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