Despite initial reports from the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office that the train was carrying hazardous materials, BNSF confirmed that the train was actually carrying corn syrup.
A BNSF train carrying corn syrup derailed near Topock, Arizona, near the state’s border with California as multiple law enforcement offices responded to the scene which was was under a tornado warning earlier on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.Eight freight rail tankers derailed near Topock, Arizona, on Wednesday evening, according to BNSF Railway.
A BNSF train carrying corn syrup derailed near Topock, Arizona, near the state’s border with California as multiple law enforcement offices responded to the scene which was was under a tornado warning earlier on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.The initial alarm about the derailment prompted concern on social media and in some local areas, with train derailments in the national spotlight following a hazardous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in early February.
“Kicking on that light bar, my vehicle, I could see the part of the train, and it was like, wow, there's an actual train in the middle of the desert,” he said. “I didn't notice anything out of the blue, there was no smell. It was just that humid air,” he said. “There was no discoloration in the air, anything of any chemicals, no glowing of anything.”
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