HYNDMAN, Pa. (AP) — Part of a freight train has derailed in Pennsylvania setting three train cars afire and prompting emergency…
HYNDMAN, Pa. (AP) — Part of a freight train has derailed in Pennsylvania setting three train cars afire and prompting emergency officials to evacuate nearby homes.
No injuries were reported.
Bedford County 911 coordinator Harry Corley says six cars on the CSX freight train derailed about 5 a.m. in Hyndman, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southeast of Pittsburgh. A nearby residential garage caught fire and residents in a 1-mile radius (1.61-kilometers) were urged to leave their homes.
Corley says some of the train cars were filled with flammable liquid asphalt, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether the derailed or burning cars were carrying the asphalt or something else.
CSX spokesman Rob Doolittle says the company is working with first responders to protect public safety and CSX personnel. No word on what caused the derailment.
