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Biden blames Norfolk Southern for derailment
A freight train carrying substance derailed and caught occurrence Friday adjacent nan Arizona-New Mexico authorities line, forcing nan closure of an interstate road that serves arsenic a cardinal trucking route.
As of Saturday morning, nan occurrence was still burning, a nationalist accusation serviceman for nan New Mexico State Police told CBS News.
The train was transporting non-odorous propane and gasoline.
Initial passersby posted videos and photos connected societal media of crumpled train cars and billowing achromatic smoke.
Afreight train carrying substance derailed and caught fire.
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No injuries were reported successful nan midday train wreck adjacent Lupton, Arizona. BNSF Railway spokesperson Lena Kent said institution unit were connected tract moving to clear nan wreckage. Kent said nan origin of nan derailment is nether investigation.
Interstate 40 was closed by authorities successful some directions successful nan area successful nan early afternoon, directing trucks and motorists disconnected nan freeway to alternate routes, New Mexico State Police and nan Arizona Department of Public Safety announced.
Nearby residences and a motortruck extremity were evacuated arsenic a precaution arsenic winds carried distant heavy fume and section firefighting crews responded. The derailment besides led Amtrak to cancel immoderate rider travel, including connected nan way betwixt Los Angeles and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
This framework drawback taken from video provided by Bryan Wilson.
Bryan Wilson / AP
Traffic connected I-40 backed up for much than 10 miles, though detours were opened connected two-lane roads and highways, said Kristine Bustos-Mihelcic, a spokesperson for nan New Mexico Department of Transportation. The agency warned Friday evening of an extended road closure that would summation postulation connected different interstate highways, including I-25 and I-10.
The Arizona Corporation Commission that oversees railroad information said successful a societal media station connected X that 10 obstruction cars were progressive successful nan derailment and that 2 were transporting liquid petroleum. The agency said it planned to nonstop a railroad inspector to nan tract but later learned nan derailment happened connected nan New Mexico broadside of nan tracks.
The National Transportation Security Board said it was sending a squad to analyse nan incident.
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