{"id":2289769,"date":"2024-07-05T21:59:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T01:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rail-cars-carrying-hazardous-materials-derail-catch-fire-in-north-dakota\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T22:04:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T02:04:51","slug":"rail-cars-carrying-hazardous-materials-derail-catch-fire-in-north-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rail-cars-carrying-hazardous-materials-derail-catch-fire-in-north-dakota\/","title":{"rendered":"Rail Cars Carrying Hazardous Materials Derail, Catch Fire in North Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frail-cars-carrying-hazardous-materials-derail-catch-fire-in-north-dakota%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289769&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On July 5, 2024, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/train-carrying-hazardous-materials-derailed-in-texas-days-after-ohio-incident\/\" title=\"Train Carrying Hazardous Materials Derailed In Texas Days After Ohio Incident\">train carrying hazardous materials derailed<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-agents-rescue-toddlers-dropped-from-14-foot-barrier-at-border-into-u-s\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Agents Rescue Toddlers Dropped From 14-Foot Barrier At Border Into U.S.\">remote area<\/a> \u200dof North Dakota. Despite \u200dthe derailment \u200dcausing \u200cthe cars to catch fire, officials reported that there were no injuries and \u2062the \u200cthreat to nearby\u200d residents was minimal. The incident occurred in a marshy area surrounded by farmland, approximately 140 miles northwest of Fargo. Emergency\u200d responders \u200dwere able to begin containing the situation by the afternoon, and an investigation into the cause\u200b of\u200b the \u200dderailment was underway.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 5, 2024 at 9:47am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Rail cars carrying hazardous material that derailed early Friday were still burning more than 12 hours later in a remote area of North Dakota, but officials said that no one was hurt and that the threat to those living nearby appeared to be minimal.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-nine cars of a CPKC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/steel-bridge-gets-completely-shut-freight-train-derailment-hazmat-team-summoned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">train derailed<\/a> around 3:45 a.m. in a marshy area surrounded by farmland that\u2019s about 140 miles northwest of Fargo, said Andrew Kirking, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emails-show-cbs-had-desantis-answers-to-questions-before-segment-aired-ignored-warning-from-democrat\/\" title=\"Emails Show CBS Had DeSantis\u2019 Answers To Questions Before Segment Aired, Ignored Warning From Democrat\">emergency management director<\/a> for Foster County.<\/p>\n<p>By late afternoon Friday, responders were able to \u201cgo on the offensive\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-evacuations-ordered-us-wildfire-spreads-cause-still-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fighting the flames<\/a> and have had \u201csome success knocking the fire down,\u201d Kirking said. With water on both sides of the tracks, officials were still working to get equipment close enough.<\/p>\n<p>The cars were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crash-involving-truck-carrying-toxic-chemical-kills-5-forces-evacuations-in-illinois-town\/\" title=\"Toxic chemical truck crash kills 5, prompts Illinois town evacuations.\">carrying anhydrous ammonia<\/a>, sulfur and methanol, said Bill Suess, spill investigation program manager for the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. The ammonia was the biggest risk, but wind was carrying the smoke away from the nearby town of Bordulac, which has about 20 residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWind has been in our favor on this,\u201d Suess said. \u201cThat risk has greatly subsided. Still there \u2014 as long as fires are burning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Exposure to high concentrations of ammonia in the air can cause burning of the eyes, nose, throat and respiratory tract and can result in blindness, lung damage or death, health officials said. Exposure to lower amounts can result in coughing and irritation of the nose and throat.<\/p>\n<p>For now, officials do not plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-hollywood-legend-evacuated-fire-historic-irish-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evacuate<\/a> nearby residents, but that could change if the wind shifts, Suess said.<\/p>\n<p>Kirking said, the cause of the derailment wasn\u2019t known. The engineer and conductor got away safely, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kirking said, it appeared that 10 to 15 of the rail cars caught fire. Video posted on the social platform X showed the blaze burning intensely. It was still burning as of midday Friday. A railroad fire crew was on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>CPKC said in a statement that it has \u201cinitiated its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-jinping-finally-addresses-chinas-coronavirus-crisis-barks-at-underlings-to-stick-to-lockdowns\/\" title=\"Xi Jinping Finally Addresses China&#039;s Coronavirus Crisis, Barks at Underlings to Stick to Lockdowns\">emergency response plan<\/a> and launched a comprehensive, coordinated response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The railroad was the result of a merger last year of Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A train carrying hazardous materials derailed in North Dakota, causing a fire that was still burning more than 12 hours later. Fortunately, no one was injured and the threat to nearby residents was minimal. The train derailed in a remote area surrounded by farmland, and responders were able to start fighting the flames by late afternoon. The train was carrying anhydrous ammonia, sulfur, and methanol, with ammonia posing the biggest risk. Health officials warned of the dangers of exposure to ammonia. The cause of the derailment is unknown, but the engineer and conductor were safe. 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