No spills, leaks or injuries have been reported.
TOPOCK, Ariz. — A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s border with California and Nevada, an official said., Anita Mortensen, a spokeswoman for the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said, adding that she was not aware of any spills or leaks. No injuries have been reported.fiery derailment last month in OhioMortensen said she had no details about how many cars were on the train, or what materials it had been carrying when it derailed.
The sheriff’s office had notified the National Transportation Safety Board and the railroad company BNSF, the two entities that she said would be responding to the accident, she said.Last month, a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border,Officials seeking to avoid an uncontrolled blast intentionally released and burned toxic vinyl chloride from five rail cars, sending flames and black smoke high into the sky.
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